Senior Buyer: Strategic Sourcing & Cost Optimization

Colonial Group; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group in Billings, MT seeks an experienced procurement professional to locate, evaluate, and purchase parts, materials, and services in line with company policies. You will manage complex bids and coordinate cross-border shipments to optimize cost and delivery.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of related experience, including Excel-based bid analysis. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of related work experience, including Excel-based bid analysis and coordinating truck and cross-border shipments.
• Equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities.

Responsibilities

• Continually monitors the price, specifications, quality, transportation and delivery schedules for all purchases.
• Manages Complex Bids with annual purchases that could exceed $15M.
• Evaluates sourcing alternatives to identify the best source and value based upon established policy.
• Ensures supplier performance goals are measured against established goals and business objectives.
• Establishes forward purchase agreements to establish best price and availability for parts and materials.
• Aligns purchases with agreed upon stocking levels to optimize working capital performance.
• Manage strategic supply agreements and builds relationships with suppliers.
• Ensures capital spend is delivered at optimal cost and on time per schedule and serves as the key procurement liaison with internal team and external suppliers.
• Develop relationships with stakeholders on locating items and information needed to accomplish duties if applicable based upon contract arrangement.
• Competitively bids and purchases parts, materials, services and equipment at the best value for Westmoreland.
• Continually seeks out new updated parts, materials and methods that may improve productivity and/or minimize costs and provides feedback to operations and maintenance personnel.
• Reviews stock orders and direct orders for purchase and assigns items for purchase to other buyers.
• Partners with warehouse personnel to resolve shipping and receiving problems and accounts payable to resolve invoicing problems.
• Perform related work as required.

Skills

Analytical

Problem solving

Communication

Organizational

Negotiation

Interpersonal

Education

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

Tools

Excel

Job description

Colonial Group in Billings, MT seeks an experienced procurement professional to locate, evaluate, and purchase parts, materials, and services in line with company policies. You will manage complex bids and coordinate cross-border shipments to optimize cost and delivery.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of related experience, including Excel-based bid analysis. Travel up to 25% may be required.