Strategic Buyer & Supplier Performance Lead

Davis-Standard,-LLC; Stonington (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Davis-Standard, LLC in the United States is seeking a procurement professional to own categories, manage SKUs across NY and CT, and drive supplier performance toward optimal delivery, quality and service.

You will negotiate prices and contracts, manage material purchases through ERP tools (Epicor and MIS), and support engineering with ECN management while ensuring timely receipt of materials and alignment with production needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years experience in procurement, business, or related
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office products- Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Proficient user of MRP and related systems - Epicor preferred
• Materials and manufacturing knowledge, machining, fabrication, molding, electrical commodities
• Team player - eager to contribute in matrix organization; drive and initiative to take ownership and support the needs of the business

Responsibilities

• Manages relationships with suppliers to ensure KPIs are achieved
• Takes ownership of assigned category and manages SKUs across NY and CT
• Drives supplier performance toward optimal delivery, quality and service
• Acts as a commodity owner for specific, assigned categories; executing strategy, aligning with Strategic Sourcing and key stakeholders as required
• Manages materials purchases through most efficient order management processes, through effective use of ERP system tools and parameters - Epicor and MIS
• Ongoing and regular planning reviews to ensure effective communication of demand, and timely receipt of materials.
• Drives continuous improvement efforts between suppliers and the organization to pursue best price, delivery, quality and service.
• Acts as a liaison between the supplier and organizational department functions to ensure that appropriate relationships are maintained, actions driven and issues resolved - finance, quality, program management and engineering, where purchasing owns the relationship with the supplier.
• Support sourcing activities as needed to identify, select and onboard qualified vendors to meet the needs of the business.
• Negotiates prices and contracts to achieve best value considering design, quality and delivery requirements.
• Recoup all costs associated with rejects/defects, expedites, or shortages.
• Assesses, manages, and mitigates risks; proactively identify and mitigate potential supply chain disruptions
• Supports engineering in ECN management of purchased goods, including changes that impact product or process. Purchasing is responsible for ensuring PO references the desired drawing revision and ensuring supplier produces to the desired revision.
• Supports operations requirements for materials - focus on optimizing inventory levels to ensure adequate availability without shortages while avoiding excess or obsolete materials. Expedites as needed to satisfy the needs of the organization’s production, while minimizing unfavorable price impacts. Coordinates with trade and traffic to track and manage freight forwarding, domestic inbound and local transportation as needed.
• Supports sales as needed through coordinating procurement of material for new product and variant launches effectively to ensure timely delivery to the customer; provides accurate feedback throughout the organization to best manage communication to the customer.
• Supports the organization’s leadership through generating and managing reports and dashboards, escalating and advising supply and commodity related issues, and contributing to or creating relevant presentations.
• Support market cost analysis/validation for new customer opportunity quoting.

Skills

Excellent communication

Oral and Written Communication

Planning and Organization

Problem solving

Time Management

Honesty and integrity

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Associates or better in Business Administration

Tools

Epicor

MRP

Job description

Davis-Standard, LLC in the United States is seeking a procurement professional to own categories, manage SKUs across NY and CT, and drive supplier performance toward optimal delivery, quality and service.

You will negotiate prices and contracts, manage material purchases through ERP tools (Epicor and MIS), and support engineering with ECN management while ensuring timely receipt of materials and alignment with production needs.