Job Description

Buyer 2

Contract

Hybrid- Pawtucket, RI

$40-45/hr

Must Haves:

6+ years relevant buyer experience

Indirect procurement experience

Comfortable covering multiple plants/locations

Plus:

If the indirect procurement exp particularly handles building and maintenance projects and contractors

Manufacturing

Exposure to M3 or Medius

Job Description:

Coordinates all aspects of the critical and sometimes more complex indirect goods and services, as designated, with $3 - $10 M in spend management responsibility. This includes price negotiations, communications to all internal and external stakeholders and training of personnel.

Coordinates existing supplier purchases as well as identifies and recommends alternatives in accordance with department procedures.

Manages the buying process for more critical and/or complex materials from the point of purchase authorization through to the payment authorization. This includes resolution of receipt, pricing, terms and delivery discrepancies.

Negotiates pricing, terms and delivery for goods and services as authorized by management.

Coordinates with materials management to obtain demand requirements for goods and services they are responsible for managing.

Conducts quality system and other training as required by corporate document control procedures or other needs of the Department.

Manages problem resolutions when suppliers fail to perform in accordance with contractual obligations.

Communicates the results of negotiations to management and all other functions/plants impacted. This includes maintaining the corporate cost standards used for finished product cost roll-ups.

Responsible for supplier management for areas of spend responsibility, including the oversight and execution of SCARs, Supplier Spend Analysis, and Supplier Scoreboards.

Identifies and conducts Annual Supplier Evaluations as needed and/or as required.

Provides procurement support for all assigned products to all corporate functions including supply chain, production, maintenance, and engineering functions.

Performs additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Position has no responsibility or authority for the direction of others.

Position has no budget or revenue responsibilities.

Work is substantially complex and varied, requires the selection and application of technical and/or detailed guidelines. Moderate analytic ability is needed to gather and interpret data where results/answers can be found after analysis of several facts.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

Bachelors’ degree in a technical field or equivalent training, in a related business or technical area.

6+ years of buying experience.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.

Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.

Must be able to lift and carry up to 15 lbs.

Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone.

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