Senior Buyer - Strategic Sourcing for Manufacturing

Solarcraft

Texas

Presencial

USD 85.000 - 125.000

Jornada completa

14 días+

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Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Descripción de la vacante

Solarcraft is seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to support its project-driven, high-mix/low-volume manufacturing operations in Sugar Land, Texas. The role ensures continuous and cost-effective supply of materials, components, equipment, and outsourced services for manufacturing projects, balancing priorities and coordinating with multiple internal teams.

The Senior Buyer serves as the primary onsite purchasing resource, guiding remote tactical buyers and handling complex, long-lead purchases

Formación

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or related field preferred.
5+ years of progressive purchasing, procurement, or supply-chain experience.
Manufacturing or assembly-facility purchasing experience required.
Experience managing multiple projects, suppliers, and purchasing priorities simultaneously.
Experience purchasing complex, high-dollar, long-lead, or engineered components.
Demonstrated supplier negotiation experience.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and task-focused with strong follow-through.
Ability to work independently and reprioritize quickly as manufacturing and project schedules change.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Teams, and Office 365 skills.
Experience working with ERP/MRP systems.
Ability to develop productive working relationships with suppliers and internal departments.

Responsabilidades

Purchase materials, components, equipment, and services in accordance with established cost, quality, delivery, and project requirements.
Review ERP/MRP requirements, production schedules, shortages, project priorities, and supplier commitments to determine daily purchasing priorities.
Personally manage long-lead, high-dollar, engineered-to-order, sole-source, quality-critical, or capacity-constrained purchases.
Effectively manage multiple projects and purchasing priorities simultaneously.
Provide day-to-day functional direction and purchasing priorities to remote tactical buyers.
Help prioritize buyer workload based on project requirements, shortages, manufacturing need dates, and supplier risk.
Review critical open purchase orders, shortages, supplier acknowledgments, and past-due items.
Coach tactical buyers on purchasing processes, supplier communication, ERP accuracy, documentation, and escalation requirements.
Planning/Scheduling, Materials, Quality, Project Management, and Operations.
Utilize Solarcraft's ERP/MRP system to manage purchasing requirements and supplier commitments.
Maintain accurate purchasing information including supplier, part information, unit of measure, quantity, unit price, lead time, promise date, ship-to information, and supplier acknowledgment.
Maintain supplier quotes, confirmations, pricing agreements, and key communications for traceability.
Review ERP/MRP messages and take appropriate purchasing actions.
Use purchasing and supplier data to identify shortages, trends, risks, and cost-saving opportunities.
May perform other related duties as assigned.