Senior Buyer

CANPACK
Olyphant, Pennsylvania
Full-time

Essential Functions / Key Deliverables

  • Partners with Planning and Production to develop procurement strategies and define ordering requirements on time horizons ranging from one week to 3 years.
  • Track and ensure inventory levels meet the business needs. This includes developing and managing reports and KPIs for usage, on-hand inventories, excess / obsolete inventories.
  • Actively gathers market intelligence to find new suppliers, new product substitutions, capacity changes, and regulatory changes.
  • Makes tactical buying decisions. Execute on corporate sourcing programs and ensure compliance to all purchasing protocols.
  • Communicate with suppliers to obtain product and service information including price, availability, and delivery.
  • Gather quotations, examine bids, review contracts, negotiates pricing & contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority, and makes recommendations for awards.
  • Accurately enter all requisitions / purchase orders in the system on time, submit accurate orders to suppliers, and obtains written acknowledgements from suppliers.
  • Work with all necessary departments to ensure spending budgets are achieved while maintaining necessary stock to deliver on our KPIs
  • Maintains procurement records on services and goods purchased, costs, delivery, and inventories.
  • Champion procurement reporting and metrics.
  • Issues quarterly reports on category spend, price per unit, contract compliance.
  • Monitor vendor performance for quality and delivery
  • Assists in facilitating internal compliance and audit reporting.
  • Perform any other duty reasonable corresponding with the role.

Knowledge / Skills / Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree and / or significant experience in a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in a Procurement or Finance role ideally in the manufacturing industry.
  • Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy and organization
  • Ability to function both independently and as part of a team; must be flexible and excited to grow with the organization
  • Experience managing multiple vendors and assignments in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong critical-thinking skills with a solution-oriented mindset
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Products, especially use of Excel for writing formulas, and pivot tables. SAP experience helpful.
  • 30+ days ago
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