Job Title: Buyer III
Job Location: Fairport, NY
Job Duration: 12 Months (Possibilities of Extension)
Shift: 8:00 Am to 5:00 PM, with some flexibility to allow for a 7:00 AM or 8:30 AM start
Pay: $28/hr on w2
Job Description:
Role Purpose
Responsible for assured supply of materials, equipment, and services (on time, best price, high quality) at competitive costs, while minimizing inventories, ensuring optimum material utilization, and maintaining supplier performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assists with Business Global Supply Management (GSM) strategy development. Deploys GSM strategies and plans to make decisions necessary to purchase products or services, aligned with organizational objectives and sourcing strategies.
- Assures Contribution Metrics are updated and linked with the site/business cost reduction portfolio.
- Leads/supports supplier negotiations, including contract administration.
- Owns/assists with the Supplier Relationship Management process (including supplier audits).
- Creates and maintains contractual documents (Supply Agreements, Pricing Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Certificates of Insurance, etc.).
- Assists with commodity reviews and supply intelligence.
- Manages inventory (where applicable): organizes, controls, and minimizes materials on hand, slow-moving, and obsolete materials.
- Acts as the GSM liaison between plants, including materials and quality areas.
- Recommends and participates in implementing changes to purchasing practices and supply management to ensure compliance with established laws, policies, ethical principles, and activity-based costing.
- Acts as the main contact for RTP to ensure invoicing issues are eliminated or resolved promptly.
- Participates in cross-functional teams focused on process improvement, cost reduction, and supply chain issue resolution.
- Protects Intellectual Property (IP).
- Ensures compliance with internal and external auditing requirements related to GSM and other applicable certifications.
- Ensures suppliers meet environmental compliance requirements and that scrap is disposed of correctly.
- Champions and advocates for the Global Buying Policy and ensures compliance.
Performance Metrics:
- Contribution Metrics
- Assigned suppliers’ quality and performance metrics
- Shared Objectives Score %
- Global Objectives Performance
- Strategic Suppliers and/or % Under Contract / Management
- Transaction reduction and process simplification
- Inventory Turns/Days of Supply
Competencies People:
- Conflict Management
- Cross-Cultural Agility
- Influencing
Business:
- Global Business Knowledge
- Problem Solving
Functional/Technical:
- Commodity/Supply Chain Expertise
- Contract Writing/Management
- Negotiation
- Price/Cost Analysis
Leadership Competencies:
- Act with Integrity and Authenticity
- Focus on Customers
- Value Differences in People and Ideas
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred (Technical field preferred, but not required)
- Associate’s Degree minimum with relevant experience
Required Experience:
- 5+ years of experience as a plant or corporate buyer.
- Hands-on buyer experience required, including placing orders, familiarity with MRP, and communication with key stakeholders and suppliers.
- Experience using SAP.
- Experience working in a matrix environment or on cross-functional teams.
- Experience in manufacturing operations, planning, quality, engineering, or supply chain.
Desired Experience:
- Experience with GSM processes and systems.
- Experience across multiple businesses, divisions, and/or technologies.
- Experience with global manufacturing and business through work or project experience.
- Yellow or Green Belt Certification.
- Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), APICS, or another Supply Chain-related certification.