Senior Buyer

Position Purpose:                             

Responsible for sourcing, selection and procurement functions for indirect materials/services, production materials, fixed assets and tooling with minimal supervision and direction. This position is responsible for working with suppliers, sales and production in order to develop best cost solutions, assure on-time supply for production planning and to meet customer deliver/quality requirements. Works closely with other API divisions (both domestic and international) in order to coordinate sourcing, delivery as well as material/inventory management.

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Responsibilities

1. Independently seeks to source and procure a variety of goods and services at the most favorable value consistent with specification requirements, delivery time, lean practices and optimal quality
2. Develop and support projects related to the company’s “Road Maps” relating to cost savings and inventory
3. Routinely monitors and analyzes quality and delivery performance of suppliers constantly seeking improvement and replaces those suppliers, who fail to meet our goals
4. Insure that API Heat Transfer is paying “Fair Market” prices through the competitive bidding process
5. Expedites/de-expedites delivery of goods and services purchased to support production, inventory levels and corporate goals.
6. Additional responsibilities
   1. Develops and maintains an adequate number of competitive suppliers necessary to support prodution, inventory levels and corporate goals
   2. Evaluates payment terms, price, lean goals and quality of new or prospective vendors
   3. Interviews supplier representatives soliciting information on new technologies, materials, etc. that may improve our competitiveness in the market place
   4. Visit suppliers’ facility to keep abreast of their changing capabilities:  processing, quality control, etc.
   5. Develop, measure, report and administer programs to reduce lead times, support lean programs, cost savings, improve quality and other upgrades to business practices, etc.
   6. Actively pursues contract (long-term) buying to reduce piece price inventory, promotes/develops value added, VMI and other programs to support present and future business developments
   7. Initiates and monitors procedures that will enable internal customers, help reduce inventory and support supply chain process that reinforce API Heat Transfer goals
   8. Develops “make/buy” decisions that support API Heat Transfer Strategy, Lean Practices and Total Customer Satisfaction.
   9. Other duties as required by management

Pay range: Min $60,000 - Max $85,000

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Salary : $60,000