Overview
Buyer/Senior Buyer, Indirect Jobs in Rockford, USA at Safran
Position: Buyer / Senior Buyer, Indirect
Job details
Domain
Production
Job field / Job profile
Purchasing – Commodity purchasing
Job title
Buyer / Senior Buyer, Indirect
Employment type
Permanent
Professional category
Professional, Engineer & Manager
Part time / Full time
Full-time
Job description
Job Summary
The Buyer / Senior Buyer, Indirect is responsible for procuring the necessary products and services required to support non-manufacturing activities at the minimum total cost. This involves negotiating and procuring a variety of assigned commodities, including non-standard and technical items. Additionally, this role will develop and manage suppliers to meet our stringent delivery, cost, and quality requirements.
Essential Job Functions
• Evaluating prices, specifications, and delivery dates and award contract to bidders and/or place orders with suppliers.
• Preparing purchasing documentation and verifying nomenclature and specifications of purchasing requisitions.
• Developing expertise on procurement of Indirect, engineering, and/or non-manufacturing products and service
to support the Business’ requirements.
• Implementing continuous replenishment strategies with assigned suppliers.
• Executing supplier rationalization plans and support transition to existing and/or new suppliers.
• Supporting negotiation and execution of commercial agreement to reach lowest total cost including terms to mitigate economic and currency fluctuations as appropriate for assigned commodities (e.g., long-term agreements, make/buy, market tests, etc.).
• Supporting, and when required leading, cost reduction projects and improvement initiatives to achieve overall business objectives.
• Updating and maintaining purchase orders in Materials Resource Planning (MRP) system.
• Analyzing data, including enterprise requirements, planning information, and prepare reports as needed to facilitate and recommend actions to ensure optimal supply chain execution.
• Evaluating supplier performance requirements including quality, cost and timing expectations.
• Working with vendors for improved delivery, quality, lead time, and price performance. Evaluating these metrics with the critical suppliers regularly.
• Complying with plant safety procedures to ensure a safe environment.
• Improving internal and external customer satisfaction.
• Complying with Supply Chain and Purchasing procedures and Quality System requirements
• Protecting confidential and/or sensitive information including implementation and adherence to Confidentiality or Non-Disclosure Agreements.
• Complying with all safety, health and environmental regulations as prescribed by law, company’s policies and regulations requirements. Being pro-active in the Safran HSE standards and procedures within daily work, staying alert to potential safety hazards and reporting accordingly.
• Other duties may be assigned.
Candidate skills & requirements
Education/Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental health & safety, or business from an accredited institution
• SAP Experience, preferred
• Previous work and/or internship experience in Supply Chain Management, preferred
Typical experience:
• Buyer – 5 or more years’ related work experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
• Senior Buyer – 10 or more years’ related work experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• The position requires a working knowledge of commodities assigned, supply sources, and contracting methods and strategies.
• Analytical ability to prepare supplier performance reports, cost/price analyses, and other performance measures.
• Possess ability to drive for results, hold self and others accountable, and continuously improve.
• Proficient user of computers and computer software.
• CPSM or CPM certification, preferred
• Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, preferred.
• Familiarity/experience with lean manufacturing, Kaizen events, and continuous improvement techniques
(e.g., RCCA, Six Sigma methodology), preferred.
• Working knowledge of AS9100, ISO-9001, preferred.
• Use of and deployment of electronic data interchange procurement, preferred.
• Knowledge of procurement methods, cycle count steps,…
Title: Buyer/Senior Buyer, Indirect
Company: Safran
Location: Rockford, USA
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