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The Senior Buyer is a strategic partner to the business and a category expert responsible for negotiating long and short-term contracts with suppliers, understanding market trends, and implementing innovative supply solutions to drive the business forward. You will own key electrical supplier relationships, and strategic projects that are key to business success.

• Develop, communicate, and maintain category strategies to sustain long term competitiveness, ensure supply, and eliminate/minimize single sourced items.
• Ensure contract compliance, implement strategic agreements, and hold suppliers accountable to meet requirements outlined in existing contracts. Ensure cost, quality, and delivery requirements are exceeded.
• Exercise due diligence with suppliers for obtaining the best value proposition overall inclusive of quality, delivery, ease of doing business, competitive price, innovativeness, and annualized cost reduction initiatives.
• Manage special projects and execute meeting time, cost, and quality requirements. Projects could include cost reductions, quality improvements, process improvements, or other business needs as outlined by the Director of Supply Chain Management.
• Place purchase orders, maintain planning parameters, and expedite delivery.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree, or equivalency and/or four to seven years' experience in Purchasing/ Procurement Management/Supply Chain.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office
  
• CPIM, CSCP, CPSM, & APSM certifications is a plus.

Benefits

Why work with us?

• Competitive starting wage
• Excellent benefit package including traditional medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Company paid life insurance
• Paid vacation
• 8 Paid holidays
• Retirement plan with company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Advancement opportunities
• Potential for annual bonus
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