Strategic Procurement & Operations Buyer (Hybrid)

Brunswick Corporation; Fond du Lac (WI); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid vacation

401k (up to 4% match)

Health Savings Account

Well-being program

Product purchase discounts

Job summary

Brunswick Corporation, headquartered in Fond du Lac, WI, is seeking a Procurement Operations Buyer to coordinate the flow of purchased materials across global facilities. The role focuses on planning direct materials, optimizing inventory, and driving continuous improvement within the supply base and Mercury operations.

Hybrid work arrangement with strong emphasis on data-driven procurement. The candidate will analyze supplier performance, manage inbound logistics, and lead cost-reduction

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain or closely related field.
• 2+ years of experience in supply chain and/or procurement.
• Experience with supply chain management and planning.
• Excellent data analysis abilities and software skills, including Microsoft Excel, Power BI; proficient with Word, PowerPoint, Project.
• Excellent time management and organization skills, able to manage multiple ongoing projects, prioritize and adapt in response to changing business needs.
• Positive attitude, ethics, and international values to promote a healthy, diverse, high-performance culture.

Responsibilities

• Operational Utilize system tools to analyze and mitigate risk to ensure proper supply chain execution to support factory and distribution needs.
• Manage the coordination of the inbound supply chain and proactively communicate any possible obstacles to ideal efficiency.
• Effectively manage supplier relationships to understand and work through constraints within a complex supply chain.
• Proactively communicate delivery requirement changes to the supply base.
• Analyze and improve supplier delivery performance, inventory cost and freight cost trade-offs.
• Manage and drive improvement to procurement operational support metrics.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels throughout the product lifecycle.
• Identify areas of improvement to capitalize on cost reduction using inventory management best practices (i.e. VMI, Pull, POC, etc.).
• Develop and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead and support continuous improvement activities for Mercury processes and systems.
• Strategic drive execution of supplier management strategies to improve supply, cost, and risk management.
• Identify and execute cost reduction projects within the supply chain.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

Word

PowerPoint

Project

Education

BS/BA in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

Job description

Brunswick Corporation, headquartered in Fond du Lac, WI, is seeking a Procurement Operations Buyer to coordinate the flow of purchased materials across global facilities. The role focuses on planning direct materials, optimizing inventory, and driving continuous improvement within the supply base and Mercury operations.

Hybrid work arrangement with strong emphasis on data-driven procurement. The candidate will analyze supplier performance, manage inbound logistics, and lead cost-reduction