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Senior BuyerBarnes • East Hartford, CT, US
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Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

Barnes • East Hartford, CT, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description

Core Responsibilities:

  • Manage all purchasing requirements and exception messages driven by ERP.
  • Lead “Make vs. Buy” analyses in collaboration with manufacturing & engineering.
  • Negotiate and administer Long Term Agreements (LTA’s) working close with central commodity team.
  • Driving Purchase Price Variance (PPV), cost avoidance and cost savings initiatives.
  • Request quotes from suppliers (cost and lead time) based on supplier capabilities and inclusion on Approved Vendor List.
  • Obtain Quality approvals for specific part/operation/process prior to transmitting purchase orders to suppliers.
  • Manage purchase orders to ensure date accuracy is maintained and correct information flows through ERP system to supplier scorecards.
  • Manage supplier performance to drive execution required by internal build plan.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate risk - tracking expected supplier’s deliveries.
  • Mentor junior buyers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high-performance negotiation within the team.

Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • High attention to detail and quality in all aspects of work.
  • Previous experience with ERP systems.
  • Ability to react quickly to schedule changes and re-prioritize parts at vendors.
  • Investigate ways to reduce overall costs for the organization by identifying potential new suppliers as well as collaborating with existing suppliers and internal stakeholders on other opportunities such as lot sizing.
  • Demonstrates strong time management skills with the ability to effectively coordinate multiple projects and deadlines.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills are essential to ensure that concise and timely information is shared with all internal/external stakeholders.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently.
  • Considered highly desirable:
  • Prior experience with castings, forgings, building to print and outside services in a aerospace manufacturing environment
  • Demonstrated ability to use technology effectively and efficiently to manage both individual workload and documents in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and ability to create documents, reports and briefing materials in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Education Requirements:

  • BS Degree Supply Chain, Logistics, or Business preferred.

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