Senior Buyer

JM Family Enterprises, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JM Family Enterprises, Inc. is seeking a Senior Buyer to lead strategic sourcing for indirect spend. You will run supplier selection, RFx events, contract negotiations, and supplier performance reviews to deliver value and meet business objectives.

You will collaborate with Category Managers and internal customers, apply market knowledge, and manage multiple sourcing initiatives in a dynamic environment while ensuring compliance and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• 5-7 years of progressive sourcing and procurement experience supporting indirect spend categories.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing needs.
• Strong knowledge of the purchase order process.
• Strong understanding of contract compliance and contractual terms.
• Self-starter who can work independently.
• Proven negotiation skills and understanding of price/cost analysis.
• Experience developing, negotiating, and managing MSAs and SOWs.
• Collaborative, team-oriented with internal customers and suppliers.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and market trends.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to create and deliver presentations to all levels.
• Organizational, time management, and planning skills.
• Identify supply risks early and support cost-saving initiatives.
• Hands-on with SAP Ariba, Coupa, or similar source-to-pay systems; adapt to new tech.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• CPM/CPSM certification preferred.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to support scope development and procurement.

Responsibilities

• Develop category expertise through market analysis with internal SMEs.
• Conduct market research to identify and evaluate potential suppliers.
• Design, manage, and control RFx processes and lead sourcing and selection.
• Review supplier performance as requested by the business.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop scopes of work and requirements.
• Provide first-level contract review for scope and pricing alignment.
• Negotiate and execute agreements, including pricing and terms.
• Maintain and grow supplier relationships to support procurement pipeline.
• Serve as liaison between Legal, Corporate Insurance Services, and business units.
• Drive procurement policy compliance and strategic guidelines.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Verbal and written communication

Presentation skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field

Tools

SAP Ariba

Coupa

Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Senior Buyer

The Senior Buyer manages and executes strategic sourcing and procurement activities in support of assigned indirect spend categories and business stakeholders. Working closely with Category Managers and internal customers, this role leads supplier sourcing events, competitive bidding processes, contract negotiations, and supplier performance activities to deliver value, and support business objectives.

The Senior Buyer collaborates with stakeholders to understand business requirements, evaluate supplier capabilities, negotiate commercial agreements, and drive efficient procurement outcomes. This role applies market knowledge, analytical skills, and procurement best practices to support category strategies, optimize supplier performance, mitigate risk, and identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.

Success in this role requires strong negotiation skills, business acumen, supplier relationship management capabilities, and the ability to manage multiple sourcing initiatives in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate is a strong collaborator who can effectively partner with stakeholders and subject matter experts, navigate ambiguity, and deliver results with limited or evolving information.

Description Of Major Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop category expertise through market analysis and collaboration with internal subject matter experts.
• Conduct market research to identify and evaluate potential suppliers.
• Design, manage, and control competitive bid processes, including RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, and Reverse Auctions (RFx events), and lead client teams through sourcing and selection.
• Review and conduct Supplier Performance Management as requested by the business.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop scopes of work and business requirements.
• Provide first-level contract review for consistency with scope, RFP documentation, pricing agreements, and corporate/regulatory standards.
• Negotiate and execute agreements, including pricing and terms and conditions.
• Maintain and grow supplier relationships to support and expand the procurement pipeline.
• Serve as liaison between Legal, Corporate Insurance Services, and various business units.
• Drive compliance with Procurement policies, procedures, strategies, and guidelines.

Experience And Certifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• 5-7 years of progressive sourcing and procurement experience supporting indirect spend categories, preferably in facilities, MRO, operations, corporate services, or similar non-IT categories.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt effectively to changing business needs and stakeholder requirements.
• Strong knowledge of the purchase order process.
• Strong understanding of contract compliance and the proper application of contractual terms to purchasing activities.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently.
• Proven negotiation skills and strong understanding of price/cost analysis.
• Demonstrated experience developing, negotiating, and managing Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), and other commercial contracts.
• Highly collaborative, team-oriented individual with a proven ability to build trust-based relationships with internal customers and suppliers.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data, analyze cost drivers, market trends, and supplier performance, and leverage insights to support business decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to create and deliver effective presentations to all organizational levels.
• Exceptional organizational, time management, and planning skills.
• Ability to identify supply risks early, develop contingency plans, and support cost-saving and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with formal procurement systems, including SAP Ariba, Coupa, or similar source-to-pay platforms, with the ability to quickly adopt new technologies.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• CPM/CPSM certification preferred.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to support scope development, sourcing, and procurement activities.

Hybrid

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of JM Family. All work arrangements are subject to associate performance, business need and manager discretion, and may be revised as necessary.

JM FAMILY IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

JM Family Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, retaining, and promoting qualified associates without regard any characteristic protected by law - whether actual or perceived - including race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, veteran status, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, provincial, or local law.

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS

If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact JM Family’s Talent Acquisition department at [e-mail] for assistance. If you have an accommodation request for one of our recruiting events, please notify us at least 72 hours prior so that we may provide assistance.