Buyer

ICONMA; Village of Fairport (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Referral program

Excellent growth opportunities

Job summary

Talentify is seeking a Buyer for its Fairport, NY location to lead GSM purchasing, supplier negotiations, and contract administration. You will coordinate with plants and quality teams, manage supplier relationships, and ensure compliance with policies and environmental rules.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of buying experience, hands-on MRP familiarity, and SAP proficiency within a manufacturing setting. This role offers growth in a global procurement environment.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree with relevant experience.
• 5+ years as a plant or corporate buyer.
• Hands-on buying experience with orders, MRP, and key stakeholders.
• Experience with SAP.
• Experience in a matrix environment or cross-functional teams.
• Experience in manufacturing operations, planning, quality, engineering, supply chain.
• Experience with GSM processes and systems.
• Experience across multiple businesses, divisions and/or technologies.
• Experience with global manufacturing and business through work or project experience.
• Yellow or Green Belt Certification.
• C.P.M. or CPSM, APICS, or related supply chain certification.

Responsibilities

• Assists with GSM strategy development and deployment to purchases.
• Executes purchasing plans aligned with sourcing strategies.
• Keeps contribution metrics updated and linked to cost reduction.
• Negotiates with suppliers and handles contract administration.
• Manages supplier relationships and supplier audits.
• Creates and maintains supply contracts, pricing agreements, NDAs, etc.
• Supports commodity reviews and supply intelligence.
• Oversees inventory management where applicable.
• Acts as GSM liaison between plants, materials and quality.
• Recommends changes to purchasing practices to ensure policy conformance.
• Coordinates with RTP to resolve invoicing issues.
• Participates in cross-functional process improvement teams.
• Ensures environmental compliance and proper scrap disposal.
• Champions Global Buying Policy and compliance.

Skills

MRP knowledge

Supplier negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Communicating with suppliers

Global procurement

Education

Associate's degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Our Client, a Business Manufacturing and Supply company, is looking for a Buyer for their Fairport, NY location.

Responsibilities

• Assists with Business Global Supply Management (GSM) Strategy Development.
• Deploys GSM strategies and plans to make decisions necessary to purchase product or services, aligned with organizational objectives and sourcing strategies.
• Assures Contribution Metrics are updated and linked with site/business cost reduction portfolio.
• Key player for negotiations with Suppliers, including Contract Administration.
• Owns/Assists with Supplier Relationship Management Process (including supplier audits).
• Creates and maintains contractual documents (Supply Agreements, Pricing Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Certificates of Insurance, etc.).
• Assists with Commodity Reviews and Supply Intelligence
• Inventory Management (where applicable): Organizes, controls, and minimizes materials on hand, slow moving and obsolete materials.
• Acts as GSM liaison between plants, including materials and quality areas.
• Recommends changes to purchasing practices/supply management to ensure conformance with established laws, policies, and ethical principles activity-based costing). Participates in the planning and implementation of these changes.
• Acts as main contact for RTP to ensure invoicing issues are eliminated or resolved immediately.
• Participates in cross-functional teams focused on process improvements, cost reduction and supply chain issue resolution
• Protects Intellectual Property (IP).
• Ensures compliance with internal and external auditing requirements related especially to GSM or any other certification (if applicable)
• Makes sure that the suppliers are environmental compliance, and that the scrap is correctly disposed
• Champions and advocates for the Global Buying Policy. Ensures compliance.
• Contribution Metrics
• Assigned suppliers’ quality and performance metrics
• Shared Objectives Score %
• Global Objectives Performance
• Strategic Suppliers and/or % Under Contract / Management
• Transaction Reduction and process simplification
• Inventory Turns/Days of Supply

Requirements

• Associate's Degree - Minimum + relevant experience
• 5+ years' experience as a plant or corporate buyer.
• Hands-on Buyer experience required.
• Must have experience with duties such as placing orders, familiarity with MRP, and communication with key stakeholders and suppliers.
• Experience using SAP
• Experience working in a matrix environment or on a cross-functional team.
• Experience in manufacturing operations, planning, quality, engineering, supply chain.
• Experience with GSM processes and systems.
• Experience across multiple businesses, division and/or technologies.
• Experience with global manufacturing and business through work or project experience.
• Yellow or Green Belt Certification.
• Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) or Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), APICS or certification related to Supply Chain.

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities

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