Senior Buyer - Corporate

Company Overview:

Rogers Machinery, founded in 1949, specializes in industrial compressed air systems, blowers, vacuum pumps, and positive displacement pumps. We have eight branches in the Northwest with full sales, service, and parts capability as well locations in San Jose, CA, Atlanta, GA, Houston, TX, and Southern California. Our production facilities are in Portland, OR and Centralia, WA. Visit our web site for more information at www.rogers-machinery.com (http://www.rogers-machinery.com).

Rogers Core Values: Commitment to our Customers; Honesty; Safety; Commitment to our Employees and the Communities we serve.

Benefits: Full medical, dental, vision & life coverage; profit sharing & 401k; career training & growth support; counseling, life coaching, financial planning, personal & professional support; tuition reimbursement; paid vacation and sick leave; referral program; flexible spending account; legal aid; voluntary additional benefits (accident, hospital, etc.)

Career Website: rogers-machinery.com/pages/careers (https://rogers-machinery.com/pages/careers)

Job Summary:

Rogers is seeking an experienced Supply Chain professional to join our team as a Senior Buyer. This is a senior-level role responsible for managing the full planning and purchase-to-pay process for assigned suppliers, leading special departmental projects from start to finish, and identifying opportunities for cost savings and process improvement. The Senior Buyer have the opportunity to train, coach, and mentor other members of the purchasing team, setting the standard for department best practices and professionalism. This position is expected to build deep, collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers, and to anticipate departmental needs proactively rather than reactively. The ideal candidate brings proven purchasing experience along with demonstrated leadership, project management, and mentoring ability.

Essential Job Duties:

• Leads and manages advanced, cross-departmental purchasing projects from planning through completion.
• Trains, coaches and mentors other buyers and department staff, serving as a subject- matter resource and setting standard for department best practices.
• Lead by example, modeling the professionalism, judgement and work ethic expected of the department.
• Acts as an agile collaborator, helping build a strong team and stepping in to support teammates as needed.
• Remains calm and effective under pressure managing multiple complex or urgent priorities simultaneously.
• Anticipates upcoming departmental and organizational needs, proactively adjusting sourcing strategy and purchasing planning ahead of demand.
• Manages purchase order demand through thorough planning review, validating ERP signals, current production priorities, stock levels, and management direction.
• Leads second-sourcing research, bidding, supplier approval, and Leads ongoing efforts to identify and implement cost-reduction opportunities, treating “how can we save the company money" as a standing part of every sourcing decision.
• Communicates directly with suppliers to resolve issues, manage expectations, and maintain strong working relationships; leads formal negotiations with manager approval.
• Oversees purchase order acknowledgements from Supply Chain, ensuring timely and accurate confirmation in the ERP system.
• Maintains the three-way match between purchase order data, supplier invoices, and packing slips, coordinating corrections with Receiving and Accounting as needed.
• Daily management of ERP shortage lists and will work to find the most effective and quick solutions to solve those shortages.
• Develops strong relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers.
• Partners closely with Production and Engineering to manage schedule revisions, component substitutions/obsolescence, and customer change requests affecting purchased parts.
• Provides urgent, clear communication to the appropriate staff when challenges arise.
• Regular review of inventory levels for the part numbers assigned and an ability to determine acceptable ways to reduce or reallocate inventory.
• Conducts all activities with the highest degree of ethics and honesty, both internally and with suppliers and customers.

Additional Duties:

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive purchasing experience.
• Demonstrated experience training, mentoring or informally leading others.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects from initiation to completion.
• Track record of identifying and implementing cost-saving opportunities.
• Experience working directly with suppliers on negotiations and issue resolution.
• Comfortable owning decisions and managing ambiguity without close oversight.

Required skills:

• Proven negotiation strategy and supplier relationship management.
• Prior project management experience, including leading initiatives from start to finish.
• Demonstrated ability to train, mentor, and lead by example within a team.
• Strong ERP proficiency, including shortage management, reporting, and reviewing supply signals.
• Experience managing supplier performance (e.g., scorecards) in partnership.
• Inventory analysis and reduction experience.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities calmly under pressure and short deadlines.
• Advanced MS Office skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge in mechanical, plumbing and/or electrical trades.
• Experience purchasing mechanical or industrial components.
• Familiarity with Epicor or similar ERP systems.
• Smartsheet prior usage.
• Experience in Root Cause Analysis.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift up to fifty pounds occasionally.
• Sitting at a desk for extended periods of time.

Job Type:

• Full-time

Benefits:

• Health Insurance (medical and behavioral health)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account(s)
• Life Insurance
• Profit Share
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) and Roth Plans
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral Program
• Professional Development Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mental Health Therapy and Coaching
• Legal Aid/ID Shield
• Financial Advisors
• Pet Insurance
• Ancillary Benefits such as: Critical Illness, Accident, Voluntary Life Plans, Short and Long Term Disability Plans etc.

Pay Range:

• $32 - $38 per hour

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: On-site

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