Senior Buyer

Roles & Responsibilities

• Foster an environment of team work, compliance and continual improvement.
• Adhere to the Company's objectives, i.e. Safety, Quality, Environmental and Information Security
• Ensure compliance with departments standard operating procedures
• Ensure that all requests from internal customers, for assigned categories, have clearly defined mechanical, performance and quality specifications and/or scope of work to effectively communicate MCO-I requirements to potential suppliers
• Prepare Requests for Quotation (RFQ) or Proposal (RFP) documents in accordance with the specifications and/or scopes of work, including all technical, commercial, and quality requirements
• Review supplier quotes and negotiates terms in order to achieve the best overall value (cost, delivery, payment terms, freight)
• Determine, initiate and follow through on the appropriate action to resolve various issues related to material, specification, deviations, non-conformance, billing, etc.
• Consistent and timely updates for PO delivery dates as changes or delays are identified
• Effectively manages and monitors open order status and past due PO reports to hold suppliers accountable and communicate timely to the organization
• Work closely with Scheduling, Project Managers and Engineers to optimize the information in purchases requests to mitigate any internal or external issues with procuring materials
• Conduct commercial negotiations and ensure properly documented achievements for KPI metrics with regard to cost savings, payment terms, freight, etc.
• Prepare and issue purchase orders, purchase order changes and negotiated outline agreements, as needed, to support operations’ need dates and customer contract dates.
• Collaborate with Supplier Quality Manager to monitor and evaluate supplier performance through the use of open order reports and communicating quarterly metrics such as quality and OTD
• Regular follow up and expediting of materials/services, as required to support the business needs
• Ensure that supplier issues after the issuance of a purchase order are resolved timely and effectively. This includes but is not limited to delivery issues, quality issues, and invoicing issues
• Initiate the supplier correction action requests process (SCARPA) for non-conforming materials and follow through to completion for rework or replacement of material, submission of required documents and charge backs to recover any costs incurred by MCO-I
• Assist with identifying & qualifying new suppliers for assigned categories, agree on terms and negotiate supply agreements when appropriate, including discount structures and volume rebates
• Proactively identify and communicate significant supplier, material, transit, cost and/or market trends that would impact MCO-I business
• As required, visit supplier’s manufacturing facilities to verify progress of any scope of work being managed by NUB PM’s and Commissioning/Warranty Managers as needed
• Raise concern and escalation for any potential delays to corresponding NUB/Commissioning & Warranty Project Managers
• Build and maintain a status report for all open material requirements and communicate issues that will require involvement from MCO Engineering/MCO-I Engineering/Procurement/Quality
• Promptly report findings, observations, recommendations, corrective/preventative actions taken and/or implemented by any parties involved, for assigned equipment
• Proactively mitigate or escalate any possible delays internally and externally to avoid slippage in deliveries.
• Work with IT, QA and other departments on continuous improvement projects related to systems and processes
• Initiate and coordinate with various service providers to support production, external and on-site
• Support the development of policies, work procedures, and provide related training to internal stakeholders
• Ensure that PO delivery dates are maintained accurately in SAP for stakeholder visibility and reporting integrity
• Update required status reports on defined frequency for CSB spares
• Attend required meetings with operations, engineering, project management, spare parts team, etc. for purchased part issues affecting production schedules or customer delivery dates
• Complete all required company training, as assigned, in a timely manner
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

• Qualified candidates will possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business or a related field or a minimum of 5 years of outsource machining and various forms of carbon & stainless steel raw material procurement experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree
• Strong proficiency to read and understand engineering drawings
• Detailed understanding of dimensioning & tolerances methods
• Basic understanding of BOM structure
• Experience in low volume, high mix manufacturing environments
• Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve technical issues
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in SAP (MM module) or similar ERP system, and MS Office including Excel, Word and Outlook
• Good knowledge of all procurement functions, terms and conditions, Incoterms, Uniform Commercial Codes, fair business practices, procurement ethics and knowledge of sources to gather critical market information is required
• High degree of service orientation to build strong and value adding relationships with manufacturing, engineering and after sales service personnel are required
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and prioritize multiple tasks with ever changing priorities
• Curiosity and willingness to learn and grow with the organization
• Positive attitude with a strong affinity to change management
• Strong planning and analytical skills
• Basic understanding of cost accounting
• Cool and calm under fire in fast paced work environments
• Clear understanding and working knowledge of BOM structures
• Ability to influence internal customers to follow Procurement best practices
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Travel percentage 5% to 10%.

Job 70609