Senior Buyer

RIM Recruitment Professionals; Naperville (IL); Vor Ort; USD 95.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

RIM Recruitment Professionals represents a prominent North American manufacturing firm seeking a Senior Buyer for our Illinois office. The role focuses on strategic sourcing, supplier qualification, and purchasing across direct and indirect categories to support manufacturing operations.

You will analyze market conditions, onboard US-based suppliers meeting BABA requirements, negotiate terms, and manage ERP-based data and supplier performance.

Qualifikationen

• Proven track record in strategic sourcing for direct/indirect categories.
• Experience negotiating price, lead time, capacity, and terms.
• Understanding Build America, Buy America requirements and domestic content sourcing.
• Strong analytical skills and ERP proficiency.

Aufgaben

• Analyze market conditions and align purchasing with strategic objectives.
• Source, evaluate and onboard domestic suppliers meeting BABA requirements.
• Conduct supplier pre-qualification including capacity, quality, and financial stability.
• Prepare RFQs and evaluate offers; recommend supplier awards.
• Negotiate price, lead time, capacity, quality, and payment terms.
• Purchase materials and services within approved budgets.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate supplier data in ERP systems.

Kenntnisse

Strategic sourcing

Supplier qualification

Purchasing processes

Negotiation

Stakeholder analysis

BABA knowledge

ERP proficiency

Excel

Ethics

Influencing

Jobbeschreibung

About Our Client

Our client, a prominent North American manufacturing firm, is looking to hire a Senior Buyer for the office located in Illinois.

Responsibilities

• Analyze market conditions and the company's purchasing needs in relation to our Client's Purchasing strategic objectives and project requirements.
• Source, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers, giving preference to local and U.S.-based sources that meet Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements.
• Carry out pre-qualification of new suppliers, including assessment of capacity, quality systems, financial stability, and compliance documentation.
• Participate in developing technical and commercial specifications with Engineering, Operations, and Quality teams.
• Prepare and issue requests for quotation (RFQs) and invitations to tender;analyze the relevance and consistency of offers and recommend award decisions.
• Negotiate price, lead time, capacity, quality, and payment terms with suppliers and subcontractors, and conclude purchasing contracts and agreements.
• Purchase raw materials, components, galvanizing and other services, and indirect Capex equipment within approved budgets and negotiated conditions.
• Monitor supplier performance, including on-time delivery (OTDP), order acknowledgment rate, and quality performance, and drive corrective actions when targets are not met.
• Conduct periodic supplier evaluations and maintain the approved supplier list in accordance with Group procedures.
• Track raw material indexes and market trends to anticipate cost changes and support cost-reduction initiatives.
• Conduct technical, technological, and market surveys on product ranges and benchmark new products and innovations.
• Provide purchasing support to project teams and internal stakeholders across all Group departments.
• Maintain accurate supplier, pricing, and purchasing data in the ERP system and related purchasing tools.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing, supplier qualification, and purchasing processes for direct and indirect categories.
• Proven negotiation skills covering price, lead time, capacity, quality, and contractual terms.
• Ability to gather and analyze stakeholder needs and translate them into clear specifications and RFQ documents.
• Understanding of Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements and domestic content sourcing is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of industrial manufacturing supply chains, including metals, components, and finishing services such as galvanizing.
• Strong analytical, data processing, and summarizing skills, with advanced Microsoft Excel and ERP proficiency.
• Ability to influence and convince internal and external stakeholders while maintaining strong professional relationships.
• Critical thinking and a continuous improvement mindset.
• High standard of professional ethics and ability to take responsibility and make sound decisions.