Buyer

We are looking for a Buyer to support procurement activities that keep manufacturing and customer commitments on track. This contract opportunity is ideal for someone who can balance supplier coordination, purchasing execution, and material availability in a fast-moving environment. The role focuses on securing parts, equipment, and services, strengthening supplier performance, and partnering across teams to reduce risk and maintain continuity of supply.

Responsibilities:

• Review demand signals, planning data, and related inputs to verify purchasing needs and issue accurate requisitions and purchase orders for materials, equipment, and services.
• Build productive supplier partnerships by overseeing daily communication, reinforcing agreed pricing and commercial terms, and addressing issues that affect service or cost.
• Track supplier delivery results and take proactive steps to expedite critical items, improve reliability, and support both manufacturing schedules and customer commitments.
• Assess project updates and exception reports to identify potential shortages, communicate risks to stakeholders, and coordinate recovery actions with vendors and internal teams.
• Contribute to supplier evaluation efforts by examining performance trends, supporting corrective actions, and helping drive continuous improvement across the supply base.
• Work with cross-functional partners on cost-reduction initiatives and assist with the rollout of new suppliers, components, and purchasing-related processes.
• Manage engineering change activity for purchased items to help ensure material alignment, timely communication, and minimal disruption to operations.
• Partner with Accounts Payable to confirm required documentation is complete, invoices are approved appropriately, and supplier payments are released according to established terms and authority levels.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or comparable experience in purchasing or supply chain operations.
• At least 2 years of relevant buying or purchasing experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Practical experience overseeing supplier delivery performance, expediting urgent materials, and responding to supply interruptions.
• Working knowledge of procurement practices, supplier negotiations, materials planning, inventory control, and ERP-based purchasing workflows.
• Ability to interpret supplier metrics and support improvement plans that strengthen delivery and service outcomes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, especially Excel, Outlook, and Teams, for analysis, communication, and coordination.
• Strong organizational, time management, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Collaborative approach and ability to work well with suppliers, finance partners, and cross-functional internal teams.