Senior Buyer

Job Summary:

The Senior Buyer evaluates requisitions for custom nonstandard items, conferring with technical personnel on specifications and possible alternatives; determines the best sources of supply; maintains and utilizes commodity knowledge & market conditions to reduce component pricing.

Establishes preferred suppliers while setting expectations and activities to enable cost reduction from those suppliers.

Works with respective material planner to identify cost reduction opportunities from the future planned order release.

Responsibilities and Tasks:


* Strong ability to lead electronic/electromechanical component purchasing teams to achieve scheduled results and commit to contract delivery dates


* Requires technical knowledge of products, military specifications and federal acquisition regulations


* Determines and develops best sources of supply from knowledge of supply base, product performance and capabilities


* Obtains quotes from suppliers negotiating for optimum pricing, quality, delivery schedule and terms and conditions


* Negotiates and drafts fixed pricing agreements with selected suppliers


* Capability to manage the ESA Vendor Managed inventory Program (VMI) and control the demand signals from EPR via electronic file distribution


* Manages commodity purchase order placement in a timely manner to support the Program schedule needs as well as department metrics and Company goals for inventory turns


* Assures all specifications and regulations are provided in the purchasing agreements


* Provides recommendations for orders over dollar threshold and after receiving approval negotiate and award these orders.


* Serves as liaison between company and supplier regarding all changes in or problems with material deliveries to meet production schedules


* Actively seek assistance of other departments to insure fulfillment of the purchase order


* Interfaces with Program Management and/or production/material planning personnel to coordinate efforts to obtain material deliveries no earlier or later than required for production


* Performs in-depth price analysis utilizing commodity knowledge and market conditions to reduce component pricing


* Establishes preferred suppliers and initiate expectations and activities to enable cost reduction from the suppliers


* Works with respective team members to identify cost reduction opportunities from the future planned order release


* Request assistance from interfacing departments such as Finance or Legal as required, negotiating the purchase in accordance with company and government regulations


* Coordinate the resolution to supplier problems with interfacing departments


* Interview supplier representatives and keep abreast of product technology/life cycles and supplier status


* Provide leadership and training for Commodity, Specification and Transformation Buyers


* Participate on and lead continuous impro...