Senior Buyer in Hebron, KY at ANCRA INTERNATIONAL, LLC

Job Description

Key Responsibilities and Priorities:

• Review and analyze spend data and create a clear, written sourcing strategy for each spend category.
• Maintain a list of projects and action items that support the strategy. Provide leadership and coordinate completion of tasks with Quality, Planning and Engineering using the defined process.
• Create, review, and execute contracts and supply agreements.
• Accurately manage cost data in the ERP system.
• Proactively identify opportunities and risks in the supply chain regarding quality, cost, and delivery.
• Hold RFQs and select best suppliers to support overall company business goals.
• Evaluate quotations and place Purchase Orders to our suppliers and subcontractors for products and services in a timely manner.
• Be the main point of contact for maintaining productive relationships with strategic suppliers within your responsibility.
• Conduct quarterly business reviews using supplier scorecards.
• Proactively track critical orders and follow-up on open orders. Expedite when needed.
• Work with Planners to efficiently place or modify purchase orders to meet demand.
• Reconcile and rectify all non-conformances with suppliers while maintaining the original due dates or acceptable recovery dates. Communicate delivery delays to key business partners.
• Ensure all product documentation is reviewed and accurate.
• Maintain organized records for competitive cost analysis of key items and track history of product cost over time.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Strong Negotiation skills to reduce costs and delivery times with suppliers.
• Independent decision making
• Timely decision-making and follow through
• Ability to perform multiple tasks while under pressure to meet customer requirements.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings desired.
• Be proficient with MRP and have a good understanding of BOM’s.
• Knowledge of Supply Chain Management Concepts and understanding of global logistics and customer requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office Excel, Word, and AX.
• Critical thinking and problem solving.
• Action and results oriented.
• Open and honest communication.