Strategic Buyer - Direct Hire - New Opening!

Allied Personnel Services; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Allied Personnel Services is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist for a full-time, on-site role in the Bethlehem area. The position offers a strong benefits package and a compensation range of $100,000–$120,000 per year.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of strategic buying experience in a manufacturing setting and experience purchasing electromechanical goods. Proficiency in MS Office and ERP systems is required, with a degree strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of strategic buying experience
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Electromechanical goods purchasing is desirable
• MS Office proficiency and ERP experience
• Degree strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Negotiate with vendors to purchase materials and components
• Monitor market trends, price volatility, and economic indicators
• Qualify and evaluate new vendors and build backup supplier networks
• Analyze pricing considering tariffs, defects, and lead times
• Forecast demand with team collaboration
• Develop total-cost-of-ownership models for make-vs-outsource decisions
• Source and launch direct-to-factory private label lines in high-velocity categories
• Some travel to supplier locations (domestic and international)

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Vendor negotiation

Market analysis

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

ERP system

Job description

Allied Personnel Services is seeking candidates for a Strategic Sourcing Specialist opening! This professional career opportunity offers the chance to work for a mid-size manufacturing company. This is a full time, on-site role offering a strong benefits package and $100,000-120,000/annually.

Responsibilities

• negotiation w/ vendors to purchasing materials and components
• monitor market trends, price volatility, and economic indicators for specific items
• qualify and evaluate new vendors and build a backup supplier network to prevent shortages
• analyze pricing to include factors such as tariffs, quality defects, and lead times
• work w/ the team to forecast demand
• develop total-cost-of-ownership models to determine when to manufacture internally vs outsource to contract manufacturers
• source and launch direct-to-factory private label product lines in high velocity categories
• some travel to supplier locations is needed (domestic and international)

Requirements

• at least 5+ years of strategic buying experience
• Experience working in a manufacturing industry is a must
• Experience buying electromechanical goods is desirable
• MS Office proficiency is needed as is experience w/ an ERP
• A degree is strongly preferred