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Job Title:  Senior Buyer
Job Type:  Full Time
Location:   The Specialty Mfg. Co. – White Bear Lake, MN

Job Summary:

The Senior Buyer is responsible for strategic sourcing, contracting and inventory planning activities for assigned commodities to achieve and maintain pricing, quality and delivery objectives.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, Life Insurance
• 401K Profit Sharing of up to 25 % of an employees annual salary in the form of a 401K contribution
• 3 weeks of PTO after 90 days of employment
• Average of 9 paid holidays
• Paid day off for your annual physical
• Company paid Life Insurance, AD&D, LTD , and wage continuation
• Paid semimonthly

Duties and Responsibilities:(Not limited to the following)

• Identify, develop and implement process improvements related to departmental Purchasing and Planning policies, procedures, and work instructions. *
• Develop, evaluate, and manage supplier relationships to achieve material cost, quality, availability (delivery), and inventory goals.
• Plan and incorporate strategic purchasing plans to reduce cost.
• Maintain supplier quality and delivery through assessment, evaluation, and ongoing monitoring.
• Troubleshoot/analyze quality and/or delivery problems and work with the supplier along with the appropriate Specialty department(s) to resolve issues and eliminate production interruptions due to material shortages.
• Understand and communicate supplier capabilities and capacity.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to influence and negotiate.
• Requires good oral and written communication skills.
• Solid mathematical and PC skills.
• Strong working knowledge of MRP systems.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements a plus (i.e REACH, ROHS, etc) .
• Understand supply-chain management.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, or engineering or equivalent experience.
• APICS and CPIM a plus
• 5 years of materials related experience, preferably procurement experience