What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer/Sr. Buyer position at Clarience Technologies?
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Drive sourcing process for Direct material sourcing, including issuing RFQ’s and leading negotiations for assigned categories across all of Clarience Technologies’ business units
- Develop and drive cost savings projects for assigned categories
- Work to mitigate commodity-driven price increases
- Drive procurement process improvement activities across Clarience Technologies’ business units
- Support business units in addressing/solving supplier quality & delivery issues
- Provide input into global category strategies that support the needs of Clarience Technologies’ business units
- Ensure effective communication of progress, initiatives, and potential issues to the broader business organization
- Support procurement financial reporting and reconciliation, including Purchasing Price Variance (PPV) reporting
- Manage price changes in ERP/MRP systems
- Support data gathering/population for global Supplier Scorecards and sourcing process
- Support management of supplier crises to ensure supply continuity
- Sr. Buyer (vs. Buyer) will be assigned more complex/critical categories
- Sr. Buyer (vs. Buyer) will be expected to contribute more to improving procurement processes & procedures and to development of category strategies
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT(S):
- Undergraduate degree in Business Management, Procurement/Supply Chain, Engineering, and/or relevant education and experience
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT(S):
- Buyer: 0-4 Years of experience in a global Procurement/Supply Chain organization, or an equivalent combination of experience and education
- Sr. Buyer: 4-5 Years of experience in a global Procurement/Supply Chain organization, or an equivalent combination of experience and education
