Senior Buyer

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Process and manage purchase orders accurately within the purchasing system to support production and business requirements.
• Manage daily operations and work with Procurement team members to expedite orders as necessary, resolve discrepancy invoices and packing slips, and resolve items presented by both internal and external customers
• Review and analyze supplier responses to raw material purchase orders generated by the MRP system and follow up as needed.
• Communicate proactively with suppliers to negotiate delivery dates, expedite orders when required, and ensure commitments are met.
• Partner daily with the Materials Planning team to maintain visibility of raw material deliveries and potential risks.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance to obtain RMAs for non‑conforming materials and support responses within the quality system.
• Ensure compliance with internal procedures, quality standards, and specifications related to the role.
• Adhere to and promote safety regulations applicable across the site.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to forecast demand and support data‑driven purchasing decisions.
• Facilitate meetings with suppliers, ensure clear agendas, and document and track action items for follow-up.
• Monitor key procurement and supply chain metrics (OTD, quality, risk management and cost reduction) to proactively identify potential disruptions and escalate issues promptly to avoid line stoppages
• Diagnose recurring supply or logistics issues and apply structured problem-solving approaches with support from management.
• Execute and coordinates engineering changes and material cut ins with supervisor guidance.
• Update shared trackers accurately, automate basic data preparation workflows, and contribute to ongoing process improvement efforts.