Senior Buyer

The Senior Buyer is responsible for the purchasing, scheduling, and expediting of purchased parts within their assigned commodity including raw material, fabricated to print, or off-the-shelf components. Responsibilities include developing good supplier relationships, as well as expanding and qualifying new suppliers. Cost control functions will include competitive quoting while optimizing quality, inventory, reliability, delivery, and cost of StoneAge’s parts and accessories. The Senior Buyer shall exemplify and foster the StoneAge OWN IT mindset, values, and self-leadership principles.

This position is located in Durango, CO, and reports to the Supply Chain Senior Manager. The estimated salary for this role is between $70,000 and $85,000, depending on experience.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for maintaining inventory of purchased parts according to parameters established by the management team.
• Purchase parts to include (but not exclusive to) fabricated to print, raw materials, consumables, off the shelf and subcontracted items.
• Coordinate with suppliers on quality and scheduling issues during the procurement cycle.
• Maintain and foster positive supplier relationships while monitoring their ability to perform.
• Responsible for the identification of new suppliers in area of expertise as well as their qualification, quality, and development. Work closely with our Quality Department to qualify new suppliers through our supplier vetting process.
• Identify, prioritize, and drive development of additional suppliers to eliminate sole sourcing on critical materials.
• Analyze price breaks vs. order quantity and trends usage.
• Serve as an interface between Quality Control, Engineering, and supplier to quickly resolve quality issues through temporary containment countermeasures and monitoring of the corrective action request process.
• Actively monitor and manage inventory levels to maximize turns & minimize dollars while ensuring necessary part availability.
• Act as backup for other buyers when required.
• Prepare RFQ’s.
• Negotiate purchase orders and supply contracts.
• Drive continuous improvement in material costs by identifying, prioritizing, and driving cost-saving opportunities.
• Assistance in the process of returns, resolving receiving discrepancies and billing discrepancies.
• Work with all StoneAge departments to break down silos, creating and promoting effective communications.
• Expedite orders and releases as needed per MRP or customer-driven requirements.
• Maintain delivery dates communicated by suppliers on purchase orders.
• Demonstrates the “Own It” mindset and fosters the mindset.
  • Be a Great Teammate
  • Practice Self-Leadership
  • Deliver on the StoneAge Assurance Promise
• Performs all other duties as requested by Supply Chain Senior Manager.

Requirements

The Senior Buyer must have:

• At least 5 years of working experience with purchasing practices, MRP, materials documentation and qualification, and purchasing under a LEAN manufacturing system.
• Must be able to read and understand Engineering drawings and models.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with suppliers as well as other employees.
• Understand cost and inventory accounting procedures.
• Must be able to multitask.
• Primary job functions typically require exercising independent judgement.
• Good negotiating skills.
• Attention to detail.

Other Information:

• Some travel to visit suppliers may be required.
• Extended working hours may be needed at peak times or when short staffed.
• We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Diversity at Our Company means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person’s talents and strengths.
• Research shows that oftentimes women and other minority groups only apply to open roles if they meet 100% of the listed criteria. StoneAge encourages everyone – including women, people of color, individuals with disabilities and those in the LGBTQIA+ community – to apply for our available positions, even if they don’t necessarily check every box on the job description.

Benefits

StoneAge offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes group health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with a guaranteed match, paid parental leave, a wellness rewards program, and much more.

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