Buyer - Senior

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Buyer will plan, source, negotiate with, and manage suppliers to procure raw materials, components, and services necessary for production ensuring timely delivery, quality, and cost-effectiveness. This role will collaborate on sourcing decisions and select suppliers and distributors. This includes negotiation of purchase price, quality, availability, delivery, and other factors necessary to ensure the overall conformance of materials purchased to manufacturing specifications and overall company production objectives.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• Effectively communicate with the management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned orders and report any back ordered or missing products
• Assisting the Supply Chain Manager with maintaining inventory levels and materials on a regular basis
• Manage the Purchasing process including placing PO’s, following up with vendors and updating the ERP system in timely fashion
• Developing an effective and accurate system for monitoring purchase orders
• Effectively communicate with the management team to ensure all orders are accurate
• Evaluate and analyze category trends; manage supply risk and minimize total costs. This includes optimizing commodity strategies, forward buying, tariffs, currencies and landed cost.
• Collaborate cross functionally to understand and determine supply needs and product development / engineering and evaluation requirements in order to select the best suppliers and distributors.
• Effectively manage supplier performance for quality, price, delivery and service.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers. Participate in supplier business reviews.
• Team with Operations leadership in data gathering and analysis to develop short and long-term action plans for continuous improvement opportunities, initiatives and significant cost savings.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience

Licenses

Skills and Abilities

Travel

Occasional travel may be required, less than 10%

COMPETENCIES

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Individual Contributor : Possible supervision of an assistant buyer or admin.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Physical Activities

This role may be subject to the following physical activities : walking, talking, and hearing.

Visual Acuity

The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; expansive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and / or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and / or assembly of fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

Working Conditions

The worker is subject to indoor environmental conditions.

About RealTruck

RealTruck is the premier manufacturer and digital destination of accessories for truck, Jeep®, Bronco® and off-road enthusiasts around the world. Globally headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, RealTruck’s 6,000+ associates operate from 35+ facilities across four continents. RealTruck’s industry leading product portfolio, which includes the Husky Liners total vehicle protection brand, boasts over 1,000 patents and pending applications. The company’s omni-channel retail approach delivers a seamless consumer experience online at RealTruck.com, as well as through its 12,000+ dealer network and automotive (OEM) partnerships.