Senior Buyer & Procurement Analyst

Service Trucks International, Inc.; Sioux Center (IA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Trucks International, Inc. is seeking a Senior Buyer & Procurement Analyst to guide our purchasing team, ensuring materials arrive on time, at the right cost, and high quality to keep production running smoothly.

The role collaborates with production, engineering, and scheduling teams, maintains vendor databases, and drives procurement procedures to train staff and optimize sourcing workflows.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of purchasing/supply chain experience or equivalent
• Experience in manufacturing purchasing or supply chain
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems (TCM preferred) and Microsoft Office
• Ability to write procedures and communicate clearly across teams
• Understanding of blueprints, manufacturing, and assembly processes
• Solid math and analytical skills (costing, quantities, conversions)
• Experience with global supply chain and vendor management is a plus

Responsibilities

• Source suppliers, solicit quotes, and build strong vendor relationships
• Maintain accurate item and vendor databases
• Review planning reports and demand changes to create or update purchase orders
• Communicate material shortages and identify alternate sourcing solutions
• Write, maintain, and audit purchasing procedures to ensure consistency and training success
• Manage documentation for vendor agreements
• Manage processing of outside process vendor POs
• Review and update standard costs and order quantities
• Collaborate cross-functionally with production, engineering, and scheduling teams

Skills

Analytical skills

Costing

Cross-functional collaboration

Procedures writing

Blueprints

Manufacturing procurement

Vendor management

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Overview:

Service Trucks International (STI) is looking for a Senior Buyer & Procurement Analyst to guide our purchasing team and ensure materials arrive on time, at the right cost, and at the highest quality. This role is critical to keeping our production running smoothly and supporting both internal teams and external customers.

Responsibilities:

• Source suppliers, solicit quotes, and build strong vendor relationships
• Maintain accurate item and vendor databases
• Review planning reports and demand changes to create or update purchase orders
• Communicate material shortages and identify alternate sourcing solutions
• Write, maintain, and audit purchasing procedures to ensure consistency and training success
• Manage documentation for vendor agreements
• Manage processing of outside process vendor POs
• Review and update standard costs and order quantities
• Collaborate cross-functionally with production, engineering, and scheduling teams

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of purchasing/supply chain experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in manufacturing purchasing or supply chain
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems (TCM preferred) and Microsoft Office
• Ability to write procedures and communicate clearly across teams
• Understanding of blueprints, manufacturing, and assembly processes
• Solid math and analytical skills (costing, quantities, conversions)
• Experience with global supply chain and vendor management is a plus