Senior Buyer

About Us:

Established in 1942, Eriez is a global leader in separation technologies. Our commitment to innovation has positioned us as a driving market force in several key technology areas including magnetic separation, flotation, metal detection and material handling equipment. Our 900+ employees are dedicated to providing trusted technical solutions to the mining, food, recycling, packaging, aggregate, and other process industries. Headquartered in Erie, Pennsylvania (USA), Eriez designs, manufactures and markets on six continents through 12 wholly-owned international subsidiaries and an extensive sales representative network.

About the Role:

As Senior Buyer, you will be responsible for the acquisition of goods and services required to assure on-time deliveries and customer satisfaction, whist adopting a strategic focus on process improvement and departmental advancement. This position will not only require strong procurement skills but also a proactive approach to drive efficiency, standardisation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Deputise for Purchasing Manager
• Train and coach team members
• Manage job packs coming into the department and allocate them to team members
• Monitor and ensure understanding of supplier’s price, quality, delivery and service performance to ensure it meets Eriez expectations. Take corrective action when required
• Identify quality, cost, and delivery improvement opportunities, and drive them through to completion
• Review commodity and market trends to ensure Eriez is sourcing from the best possible supply base
• Identify, plan, manage and execute cost saving programs through establishing mutual confidence with potential and ongoing suppliers
• Lead negotiations with external suppliers for terms and conditions, long term agreements, NDAs etc.
• Make strategic decisions that deliver on Quality, Cost and Delivery to support the job requirements
• Responsible to utilise the tools to assist in should cost analysis for components
• Initiate continuous improvement activities to improve purchasing procedures and increase efficiency
• Lead supplier evaluation activities
• Lead in the development of commodity long term strategy
• Understand manufacturing and system processes/procedures and challenge design/processes to optimise lead time and cost
• Generation and execution of request for information (RFIs) & request for quotation (RFQs)
• Open order book management to ensure all parties are aligned, report any issues or concerns
• Ensure any potential shortages are treated with urgency, report any issues or concerns
• Identify, assess, and manage supply chain risks
• Support supplier development / quality initiatives
• Actively support goods in discrepancies / invoice queries
• Ensure communication to suppliers is of a consistently high standard
• Ensure all KPI’s are reported and updated in accordance with requirements
• Reports directly to the Purchasing Manager but will regularly be in dialogue with all departments across all levels