Senior Buyer - Wilmington MA

Senior Buyer - Wilmington MA

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Job Description : The Senior Buyer plans, purchases, and expedites material, equipment and services on a broad assignment basis usually involving important and critical items. This position is responsible for responsible for critical purchasing / planning data in ERP system. The position is located in our Wilmington MA location. Key Responsibilities :

• Performs an active role in the supplier selection and assessment process.
• Seeks new sources of supply, performs periodic performance evaluations; generates on-time delivery reports.
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities.
• Ensures continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicates any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible.
• Drives continuous improvement with suppliers and within Purchasing practices and tool set.
• Maintain KPI metrics on performance, delivery, and MRP system management.
• Solicite competitive quotations from qualified suppliers and prepare total cost analysis to determine the best overall value including purchase price, freight terms, payments terms, quality of service and product specifications.
• Analyzes purchase price variances and assists in the development of standard product costs.
• Negotiate contracts, improve prices, and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Monitor savings against individual and departmental cost savings objectives.
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues.
• Delivers briefs, updates, and reports as and when required.
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
• Must have knowledge of legal practices and compliance systems including ISO
• Attends production meetings for assigned product lines and understand materials impact.
• Ensures compliance with company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures.
• Understand markets, conditions, trends and risks
• Monitor and analyze supplier performance metrics and generate reports.
• Cost, Lead time and Inventory Management, analyze supply chain performance and identify for improvements and implement changes