Sr Strategic Buyer

Intervala,LLC • Mount Pleasant Township, PA

7d

About The Position

Build what powers tomorrow—join Intervala, where advanced electronics manufacturing meets innovation, precision, and purpose. We are looking to add a Sr Strategic Buyer to our team. To be considered you must have experience buying electronics and cables, preferably buying bare printed circuit boards. The Sr Strategic Buyer will procure products within assigned planner codes in a timely and cost-effective manner. Maintain, build, and develop supplier relations.

Requirements

• Intermediate knowledge of the laws of purchasing
• Intermediate MRP skills
• Ability to understand industry commodity trends
• Intermediate level in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Ability to work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail to produce quality results
• Strong math and computational skills
• Ability to effectively communicate in all forms with others inside and outside the organization
• Ability to negotiate professionally
• Ability to problem solve issues involving multiple variables and limited standardization
• Ability to multitask effectively and adapt within a rapidly changing environment
• Bachelor's degree in related field
• Minimum 7 years of progressive relevant job experience
• Previous experience in an electronics manufacturing environment
• Experience buying electronics and cables, preferably buying bare printed circuit boards.

Responsibilities

• Procure products within assigned commodity areas in a timely and cost-effective manner
• Identify and reduce long lead times in the system by utilizing material strategies with suppliers
• Review daily MRP exception messages, purchase order status, and order action reports and take appropriate action
• Resolve material price variances
• Identify alternate solutions for obsolete components and work with engineering for approval
• Ensure timely delivery of products to support production needs
• Maintain purchasing data in computer system so that it is always current
• Develop new/better/alternate sources of supply to reduce the supplier base
• Use knowledge of technical requirements and market conditions to negotiate best price
• Administer purchase agreements dealing with confidential and proprietary information
• Negotiate best value with suppliers; perform materials quotation for prices and delivery
• Perform Quarterly Business Review (QBRs) with key suppliers as required
• Participate in production meetings to review supplier requirements.
• Evaluate and provide performance data to existing suppliers, including quality and on-time delivery
• Provide training and guidance to new and lower-level buyers on all aspects of purchasing

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401(k)
• paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior