Senior Buyer - AI-Driven Direct Materials

Convergix; White Hall (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K with match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Profit Sharing

Job summary

CONVERGIX is seeking a Senior Buyer to own complex direct-material and project-based procurement for the INDL business. You will manage sourcing decisions, supplier qualification, and commercial negotiations, partnering with Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Logistics to optimize cost, delivery, and quality.

Expect to leverage AI-enabled tools for faster decision-making. The role requires 5–8 years in procurement, strong ERP/Excel skills, and onsite work in Bridgman,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related discipline.
• 5–8 years of procurement experience in automation, capital equipment, machine building, manufacturing, or another engineered-to-order environment.
• Demonstrated success managing complex direct-material or project-based procurement scope, including supplier negotiations, expediting, and delivery-risk mitigation.
• Strong commercial, analytical, and problem-solving capability, with the ability to make sound decisions under schedule pressure.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Logistics.
• Ability to read and interpret supplier quotations, contracts, statements of work, and import / export-related documentation.
• Proficiency with ERP-based purchasing workflows and Microsoft Excel, with the ability to organize and analyze procurement data accurately.
• Ability to work onsite in Bridgman, Michigan and travel occasionally as required (<15%).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end purchasing execution for assigned projects, commodities, and suppliers, including requisition review, RFQ execution, PO placement, order confirmation, receipt follow-up, and commercial or delivery issue resolution.
• Lead supplier selection for complex buys by integrating technical requirements, quality expectations, commercial terms, project timing, and total landed cost into sourcing recommendations.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, payment terms, freight terms, warranty positions, and supplier commitments for critical materials and services while documenting final commercial agreements clearly.
• Drive supplier due diligence, qualification, and onboarding activities, including capability reviews, reference checks, risk screening, and required documentation in coordination with Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain leadership.
• Manage supplier performance for assigned scope, including on-time delivery, responsiveness, quality concerns, corrective actions, and recovery plans for critical-path items.
• Build and execute sourcing and category actions that improve delivery performance, reduce risk, strengthen supplier leverage, and generate measurable cost reduction aligned with business-unit and CGX objectives.
• Monitor project-critical material status, elevate shortages early, coordinate recovery plans, and work cross-functionally to protect build schedules and customer commitments.
• Support trade compliance and logistics execution as needed, including Incoterms alignment, freight coordination, broker support, and documentation quality for imported materials or cross-border shipments.
• Use approved AI and digital tools responsibly to accelerate RFQ drafting, supplier communication summaries, due diligence research, exception tracking, and spend / KPI analysis; validate outputs and protect confidential information at all times.
• Help raise team capability by sharing standard work, mentoring less-experienced buyers, and reinforcing stronger commercial judgement, supplier discipline, and execution rigor across the INDL team.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Decision making under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations

ASCM / APICS, ISM, Lean, or Six Sigma certification valued

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Acumatica ERP

Job description

CONVERGIX is seeking a Senior Buyer to own complex direct-material and project-based procurement for the INDL business. You will manage sourcing decisions, supplier qualification, and commercial negotiations, partnering with Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Logistics to optimize cost, delivery, and quality.

Expect to leverage AI-enabled tools for faster decision-making. The role requires 5–8 years in procurement, strong ERP/Excel skills, and onsite work in Bridgman,