Senior Buyer- Golf Pride

What you’ll do:

Golf Pride is seeking a Senior Buyer.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $80,000- $110,000. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. This position is offered as a hybrid role after the first 8 months of employment to get fully onboarded and integrated into Golf Pride. Please note that the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. 

About Golf Pride

For five generations, Golf Pride has been the global leader in golf grips. Throughout our history, Golf Pride has believed in the importance of developing the best performing, most innovative grips for the world's best golfers and amateurs alike. As the only brand that touches every golfer, we are obsessed with the connectedness of the hands to the club, and this inspires every Golf Pride employee in everything we do. Now entering our 75th year, Golf Pride is returning to the category disruption roots that got us started as we enter our next growth phase. While we may be #1, you should expect to see many parallels to a brand reinventing itself as we drive the change management needed to secure our desired transformation.

• The Senior Buyer is responsible for managing a broad spectrum of procurement and contracting activities to support cross-functional business needs across multiple regions. This role supports sourcing across a broad range of spend categories, including raw materials, services, and capital equipment.
• The Senior Buyer serves as a key partner to Finance, Commercial, Innovation, HR, and Operations, ensuring efficient procurement execution, supplier compliance, and resolution of transactional issues. This position plays a critical role in purchase order management, supplier onboarding, and invoice and payment resolution.
• Additionally, the Senior Buyer leverages data analytics and reporting to identify cost-saving opportunities, monitor risk, and improve procurement performance through KPI tracking and dashboard development. Success in this role requires strong critical thinking skills and a continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to evaluate processes, challenge inefficiencies, and implement practical solutions.
  
  Key Responsibilities
  Procurement & Contracting Execution
  •    Manage end-to-end procurement across direct materials, indirect spend, services, and capital equipment
  •    Create, manage, and maintain purchase orders across systems (SAP Ariba, Oracle, MFG Pro)
  •    Support contracting activities, including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, and service agreements
  •    Ensure timely and accurate order placement aligned with business and operational needs
  
  Supplier Setup & Compliance
  •    Lead supplier onboarding and setup across procurement systems
  •    Ensure suppliers meet compliance requirements, including tax documentation, banking validation, and company policies
  •    Partner with internal teams and suppliers to resolve onboarding issues and delays
  
  Invoice & Payment Resolution
  •    Investigate and resolve invoice and payment discrepancies in collaboration with Accounts Payable and suppliers
  •    Monitor invoicing and payment trends to proactively prevent recurring issues
  •    Serve as a key escalation point for supplier payment-related concerns
  
  Cross-Functional Business Support
  •    Partner with Finance, Commercial, Innovation, HR, and Operations to support procurement needs across the business
  •    Assist in sourcing materials and services, including identifying suppliers and supporting selection decisions
  •    Support pricing negotiations and payment term alignment in line with company objectives

Supplier Management

•    Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to support service, cost, and performance expectations
•    Monitor supplier performance across delivery, quality, and cost, and address issues as needed
•    Drive supplier accountability and continuous improvement

Data Analytics & Reporting
•    Analyze procurement and financial data to identify cost savings opportunities and supply risk
•    Track invoice and payment trends to improve process efficiency and supplier experience
•    Develop and maintain procurement dashboards to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs)
•    Provide data-driven insights to support decision-making and continuous improvement

Systems & Process Management
•    Manage procurement activities across multiple systems (Ariba, Oracle, MFG Pro, VersaTex, MarkView)
•    Ensure compliance with procurement policies, controls, and audit requirements
•    Identify