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*job summary*:as a senior material buyer in our company, your responsibilities include maintaining material procurement in accordance with requisitions created by the planner, serving as the main point of contact between suppliers and operations, creating and confirming purchase orders (pos), managing the accuracy of information for all issued purchase orders, ensuring traceability and visibility of metrics for the rest of the organization, reporting any supplier delivery failures and performance issues to operations and sourcing managers, tracking supplier shipments until the material is delivered to the facility dock and the receipt is processed in the system according to supplier documentation, and ensuring timely invoice payments.the contributions of the senior material buyer will directly impact production efficiency, compliance with supplier strategies indicated by corporate sourcing, and the maintenance of healthy supplier relationships.the senior material buyer will lead and participate in improvement initiatives, request quotes for new parts due to ecos or specific requirements, identify cost-saving opportunities when possible, communicate forecasts to suppliers, and follow pipo coordination activities.
this person will also lead supplier meetings based on category strategy and manager direction, conduct analysis to identify supply and coverage gaps, and promote talent development by providing necessary support and training to developing buyers.
*key tasks & responsibilities (essential functions)*:- analyze 3-month material needs, identify any supply risks, work on expedite cases, communicate with operations, and escalate to sourcing when needed.- communicate forecast information to suppliers and obtain confirmation to ensure continuity or manage and communicate any risk to operations and sourcing.- be responsible for converting material requisitions created or released by the planner into purchase orders and capturing supplier commitment in the system.- follow up on open purchase orders according to required dates or supplier-promised dates, monitor shipment progress, border crossings, and receipt entries.- execute planner needs for material procurement (pull in / push out / cancel) and communicate results to the planner.- track and resolve received material holds (quarantine).
execute rts according to supplier rma instructions and resolve any invoice issues (holds).- communicate and update any parameter changes required by suppliers, such as (price, lt, moq, standard packaging) with category lead approval in case of significant impact on inventory and service metrics.- execute material deviations approved by engineering when supplier delivery issues arise.
*skills*:- advanced english / experience with kanban / mrp.- ability to work under mínimal supervision, strong sense of ownership.- knowledge of supply chain (logistics / import / export).- ability to maintain supplier relationships and strong negotiation skills