Buyer

• Develop and implement sourcing and procurement strategies for assigned categories that balance cost, quality, lead time, availability, and overall business value.
• Develop, manage, and measure key supplier relationships, including supplier performance, communication cadence, issue resolution, and ongoing improvement opportunities.
• Identify and qualify new supplier opportunities; lead pricing, terms, contract, and commercial negotiations to support business goals and supply continuity.
• Analyzes global demand trends to incorporate into forecasting, inventory planning, and supply chain demand.
• Identify and develop process improvements within the supply chain by continuously improving techniques, methods, and approaches to procurement strategies, demand forecasting, and inventory planning.
• Manages inventory levels for phase-in/phase-out opportunities for assigned product categories.
• Participate in new product development process by supporting sourcing, supplier readiness, component availability, cost visibility, and material planning requirements.
• Actively manage product changes into production plans, coordinating timing, inventory usage, and supplier updates.
• Coordinates with inventory buyers and supply chain leaders to identify and reconcile constraints, supply shortages, and other issues impacting customer fulfillment. (e.g., parts shortages, back orders).
• Daily approval of planned PO’s for assigned product categories.
• Works closely with Quality Assurance to ensure suppliers' quality expectations are met or exceeded standards, leads supplier performance appraisals.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders to develop, maintain, and improve operational SOPs and procurement processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Strategic Buyer developing procurement strategies and managing supplier relationships

Strategic Buyer

Strategic Buyer developing and implementing sourcing and procurement strategies. Collaborating across teams to optimize inventory and supplier performance for manufacturing operations.

• develops and manages external manufacturing and supply partners
• focuses on building vendor relationships
• negotiates pricing and finalizes samples with suppliers
• manages vendor performance
• oversees budgets and aligns vendor capabilities with business needs
• supports multi-site sourcing strategies

Buyer responsible for managing supplier relationships for Propelis Group

Buyer responsible for managing external manufacturing and supply partners at Propelis Group. Focusing on vendor relationships, cost optimization, and operational efficiency.

• Lead full life cycle purchasing activities including preparation of solicitation packages to vendors for Prime Proposal and existing Program related activities
• Evaluation of vendor proposals
• Completion of price analysis
• Issue resolution
• Negotiation and finalization of PO documents and modifications
• Ensure compliance with contract specifications and deliverables during the contract life and CPSR Requirements

Buyer/Sr. Buyer handling procurement cycle for Government Contracting.

Senior Buyer

Buyer/Sr. Buyer leading full procurement cycle for government contracting consulting firm. Responsible for vendor negotiations, compliance, and ensuring deliverables during contract life.

• In partnership with the Procurement Operations Manager, provide procurement operations support including: purchasing of inventory products, inventory management, non-inventory flow and space models, cycle counts, supplier management, procurement transaction and expediting support
• Develop deep knowledge of inventory items and align with like buildings to drive best practices
• Manage KPIs like inventory shrink, out of stocks, inventory turns, new item creations, and gross profit margins.
• Develop relationship across the building and network to ensure best practices are being shared and implemented
• Align with internal customers, Finance and Procurement Operations to understand budgetary targets by building and develop methods of measuring and defining savings, value and other category metrics
• Work in partnership both internally and with suppliers to develop innovative solutions to provide Procurement support to the Operations network
• Develop and implement ways to measure suppliers to drive continuous performance improvement

Inventory Buyer managing procurement for Odeko's network of warehouses

Inventory Buyer

Inventory Buyer responsible for procurement operations supporting warehouses in Odeko's network, enhancing inventory management and supplier relationships. Role focuses on purchasing and operational efficiencies collaboratively in remote capacity.

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