Senior Buyer

NPAworldwide; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Company Paid Medical Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

HSA/HRA

Paid Time Off

Life and disability insurance

401(k) Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Dependent Scholarship Program

Company holidays and employee perks

Job summary

NPAworldwide seeks a Senior Buyer for a Buffalo-area manufacturing role with four days on-site. You will manage raw materials, supplier relationships, and ensure timely, compliant purchasing aligned with drawings and specs.

Responsibilities include data integrity in ERP, cost-reduction initiatives, and supplier qualification. The role requires 3–5 years in manufacturing purchasing, strong negotiation, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree or A.A.S. degree with relevant experience.
• 3–5 years of purchasing experience in a related manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of ERP, MRP, ISO 9001, AS9100, ATEX.
• Good analytical, computer, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Able to read/interpret a wide range of drawings and possess direct buying experience in a broad range of commodities.

Responsibilities

• Procure materials and services that meet drawings/specs, quality, delivery, and customer requirements.
• Maintain data in the business system to ensure accurate buy signals, supplier records, item records, vendor contracts, POs, and cross-plant transfers.
• Follow the Purchasing Standard Work User Guide (PD2042).
• Manage issues and opportunities related to supplier, specifications, pricing, carrier, quality, terms, etc.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities through competitive bidding, value engineering, lead time reduction, and supplier inventory strategies.
• Ensure on-time delivery by monitoring POs and communicating due dates to internal customers; resolve late items with urgency.
• Identify single/sole sourced items and develop risk mitigation plans for continuity of supply.
• Develop current and new suppliers for continuous flow of compliant materials; onboard new suppliers per qualification process.
• Visit supplier facilities to assess capabilities and improve sourcing decisions; participate in Supplier Scorecard program and corrective actions.

Skills

Purchasing

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Reading drawings

Supplier management

Education

Bachelor's degree or A.A.S. degree in related field

Tools

ERP

MRP

ISO 9001

AS9100

ATEX

Job description

Job Description:

Senior Buyer (manufacturing) Buffalo area 4 days on-site:

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Job Description:

Senior Buyer (manufacturing) Buffalo area 4 days on-site:

As a Senior Buyer, you will manage raw material items assigned in the business system and be responsible for supplier management, which will include, but not be limited to, clear communications of PO requirements and applicable policies and procedures.

Additional Duties

• As assigned, procure materials and services that conform to the requirements of drawings/specifications, quality, delivery date, and special customer requirements.
• Maintain business system data to ensure accurate buy signals are received, and information is credible. Includes but is not limited to: Supplier record, Item record (lead times, order minimums/multiples, etc), Vendor Contract files, purchase orders, and cross-plant transfer orders.
• Perform work in accordance with the Purchasing Standard Work User Guide (PD2042).
• Manage issues and opportunities related to the supplier, specifications, pricing, carrier, quality, internal end user, freight terms, duties and tariffs, payment terms, etc.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities, including but not limited to:
• Competitive bidding between approved suppliers,
• Value engineering projects
• Lead time reduction
• Supplier inventory holding levels /VMI arrangements
• Maximum liability POs/agreements.
• Ensure on-time delivery of released purchase orders by proactively monitoring and communicating expected deliveries to suppliers, maintaining Promise and Due Dates in the business system. Communicate immediately to internal customers when a Due Date is not going to be met and work to resolve the Items availability with appropriate urgency.
• Identify raw material items that are single/sole sourced, made in a single manufacturing plant, and/or where continuity of supply is at risk should a catastrophic/political event occur in the supply chain of the Item, and develop action plans/risk mitigation plans to address.
• Supplier management: develop existing and identify new suppliers for the purpose of ensuring a continual flow of materials that conform to the companys requirements.
• Ensure that all new suppliers are onboarded per the supplier qualification process.
• When appropriate, visit current and candidate supplier facilities to learn of their capabilities, technologies, processing, quality systems, and overall operations to improve the companys working knowledge of the supplier to be factored into sourcing decisions.
• Participate in the management of the Supplier Scorecard program. This includes communicating supplier ratings and administering the supplier corrective action for those suppliers rated as unacceptable, recognizing suppliers who achieve excellence in their rating.

Additional Benefits

• 100% Company Paid Medical Insurance Premiums
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company-funded HSA or HRA Accounts (with enrollment in applicable health insurance plan)
• Paid Time Off
• Employer paid basic life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance
• 401 (k) Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Dependent Scholarship Program
• Company paid holidays, employee discounts, holiday gift certificates

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelors degree or A.A.S. degree with relevant experience

Experience:Three to five years of purchasing experience in a related manufacturing environment. Knowledge of ERP, MRP, ISO 9001, AS9100, ATEX. Good analytical, computer, communication, and negotiation skills. Good mechanical aptitude; able to read/interpret a wide range of drawings and possess direct buying experience in a broad range of commodities. Good analytical, computer, communication, and negotiation skills.

Why Is This a Great Opportunity:

Collaborative team environment and exceptional benefits: 100% employer-paid medical premiums for employees and families.

Additional Benefits

• 100% Company Paid Medical Insurance Premiums
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company-funded HSA or HRA Accounts (with enrollment in applicable health insurance plan)
• Paid Time Off
• Employer paid basic life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance
• 401 (k) Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Dependent Scholarship Program
• Company paid holidays, employee discounts, holiday gift certificates