Location Sidney, OH

**Sr. Buyer**

**Description**

**Job Description:** * Work within the Purchasing Department to support material availability for production.

* Responsible for executing supply chain strategies that provide quality products and support on-time delivery.

* Responsible for asset management to optimize inventory turns, ensuring material availability, manage non-conforming good returns, issue resolutions regarding shipment/invoice discrepancies, schedule material deliveries and communicate schedule to the receiving dock, and process change orders.

* Responsible for supply chain activities within the business unit, including but not limited to complex commodity sourcing, contract negotiations, forecasting, buying, inventory management, and accounts payable discrepancies.

* Responsible for business unit key metrics and ensuring the results are favorable, as well as documenting gaps and countermeasures to drive improvements.

* Work with suppliers to develop long-term sourcing solutions to mitigate and expedite supply chain shortages.

* Execute supplier development plans.

* Attend daily Production meetings.

* Provide coaching and mentorship to Buyers and support developing skill sets to meet the requirements of the Purchasing Department.

**Scope of Work/Tasks:** * Procure and understand Make-to-Order or Engineer-to-Order (Bill of Material) products and processes

* Support Model Year Changes - Manage the integration of preferred suppliers and/or materials into a development process.

* Project Management - Ownership of daily goals/tasks to achieve business initiatives.

* Time Management - Ability to set and executed priorities and demonstrate sense of urgency.

* Collaboration - Work with internal customers and stakeholders.

* Supplier Performance Measurement Systems - Track and manage supplier on-time delivery goals/metrics.

* Integrate preferred sourcing models into the purchasing processes, including but not limited to no-minimum buys, supplier safety stocks to minimize lead times, consignment, vendor management.

* Administer Inventory Management tasks.

* Administer supplier audits and utilize audit tools.

* Develop supplier workshops to improve performance gaps.

* Develop and execute commercial contracts, logistics agreements, and quality agreements.

* Drive continuous improvement initiatives.

* Work in cross-functional teams with Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing.

* Negotiate and manage purchasing Incoterms.

* Mature supplier selection and qualification processes.

* Use an ERP system to support inventory management, sourcing initiatives, and/or supplier management activities.

**Requirements**:

* 7 plus years experience in a manufacturing environment.

* Proven work experience in lean manufacturing environment.

* Familiarity with sourcing and inventory management systems.

* Familiarity with physical inventory processes

* Experience in collecting and analyzing data

* Data driven; solution minded.

* Detail oriented; results driven.

* Problem solver; entrepreneurial spirit.

* Proficient in MS Office, intermediate to advanced Excel capabilities.

* Significant purchasing experience. APICS and/or CPM certification a plus.

* Experience with PPAP (purchased part approval process) and/or FAI (first article inspection) processes.

* Prefer a BS degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business or Engineering; or a combination of education and experience.

**Current Processes, Tools, and Methodologies Utilized:**

* Harris Lean System Green/Red book philosophies

* PFEP database philosophies

* 5 Why Root Cause Identification Methodology

* PDCA/A3 philosophies