Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

The Senior Buyer leads procurement to ensure timely, cost-effective acquisition of materials and services to meet organizational needs. This position supports a growing business and has responsibility for driving competitive supply strategies. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, able to work independently with excellent business & financial acumen, proficient working with cross-functional teams, including demonstrated motivation, influence, and the ability to drive change. This is a full time, exempt position.

Job Responsibilities :

• Actively maintains and further develops strategic supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost control, and on-time delivery.
• Lead sourcing initiatives to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve supplier performance.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms to achieve favorable outcomes while mitigating risk.
• Maintain optimal inventory levels to consistently support both production and service demands, preventing shortages while minimizing excess stock.
• Drive cost-reduction initiatives through competitive bidding, supplier consolidation, or alternative sourcing.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement efforts to reduce waste across the supply chain.
• Partner with engineering and production teams on new product introductions and material sourcing.
• Support quality assurance in resolving supplier quality issues and implementing corrective actions.
• Provide purchasing insights during production planning meetings.
• Utilize ERP system to maintain accurate purchasing data and drive efficient procurement processes.
• Train and mentor junior buyers on best practices in procurement and vendor management.
• Maintain all blanket purchase orders and contractual purchasing agreements with vendors.
• Ensures compliance with policies pertaining to procurement under GSSI's delegation of authority.

Education, Experience, and Skills :

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and use fine motor skills. The employee must occasionally lift or carry a maximum of 40 lbs.