Senior Sourcing Specialist – Global Supplier Strategy

Edwards Vacuum; Buffalo (NY); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 112 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual Variable Compensation Bonus

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k with Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Time

Paid Floating Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Training and Development

Parental Leave

Disability Benefits

Life and AD&D Insurance

Résumé du poste

Edwards Vacuum in Basom, NY is seeking a Senior Sourcing Specialist to source components for vacuum pumps, ensuring quality, price, and delivery performance. The role collaborates with engineering, product management, and production teams on material requirements and supplier relationships.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in manufacturing/procurement, strong negotiation, and experience with MRP systems and SAP.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in manufacturing or procurement in a production environment.
• Solid negotiation skills.
• Results focused with the ability to report on KPIs.
• Analyze and use critical thinking, looking into problems and identifying root causes with facts, numbers, and sound logic.
• Reading and interpreting blueprints and technical specifications.
• Casting, machining, assembly, and metal fabrication processes are a plus.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and in writing, a second language is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel and Word.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Experienced with MRP systems, SAP preferred

Responsabilités

• Identify and research new suppliers and sourcing opportunities globally, with a strong focus on local sourcing when feasible.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, and production teams on material requirements.
• Develop and cultivate positive relationships with assigned supplier base as the escalation point of contact.
• Negotiate Master Supply Agreements with key suppliers per Company requirements.
• Use root-cause analysis to drive continuous improvement activities across 4 key performance indicators: quality, on-time delivery, cost, and net working capital.
• Develop and implement commodity strategies to map current and future states to determine continuous improvement activities.
• Utilize quoting, value engineering, make v. buy analysis, etc. to support corporate cost reduction efforts.
• Support Operational Purchasing team with vendor creation and maintenance.
• Collaborate with Operational Purchasing and Planning to ensure purchasing plans are optimized for production requirements and lowest TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).
• Participate in regular supplier business reviews in collaboration with Operational Purchasing (Supplier Scorecard Reviews).
• Effective communication with internal and external key stakeholders.
• Full compliance with all Company safety and ethics requirements.

Connaissances

Negotiation

KPI reporting

Root cause analysis

Blueprint reading

MS Excel

MS Word

MRP systems

SAP

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain

Outils

SAP

Description du poste

Edwards Vacuum in Basom, NY is seeking a Senior Sourcing Specialist to source components for vacuum pumps, ensuring quality, price, and delivery performance. The role collaborates with engineering, product management, and production teams on material requirements and supplier relationships.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in manufacturing/procurement, strong negotiation, and experience with MRP systems and SAP.