We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Buyer in the Transportation Equipment Manufacturing industry. Located in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, you will play a pivotal role in managing and executing buying processes, negotiating contracts, and ensuring optimal component selection. Responsibilities:• Place purchase orders with suppliers based on system-generated requirements, confirming price and expected delivery date as required.• Expedite and follow up on purchase orders to improve or confirm delivery dates as per business needs.• Resolve accounting and receiving discrepancies, particularly in communication with suppliers for placed purchase orders.• Create and maintain documentation or records of communication with suppliers.• Resolve pricing or lead time issues that do not meet the business needs, within the commodities and products that you have experience of.• Improve inventory performance in terms of service levels and prevent long-term issues through effective planning and marketplace awareness.• Create and document supply contracts to suit both short and long-term business needs, with support from management.• Select suppliers to achieve optimal cost for the business, without limitations on prior history.• Negotiate prices to improve or maintain the business cost position in the marketplace or to correct delivery challenges.• Make supplier commitments to improve or eliminate inventory and lead time constraints.• Resolve difficult cost or delivery negotiation issues with minimal supervision or guidance, providing a win-win situation for the business.• Select suppliers and supply lines to improve or maintain the business cost position.• Make inventory commitment decisions to achieve business goals regarding inventory level and service.