Strategic Project Buyer - Remote-Friendly Procurement Lead

KNAPP; Kennesaw (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2 remote days per week

Half day Fridays

Office in Kennesaw, GA

Competitive compensation

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

401k with match

Paid vacation & holidays

Profit sharing

Paid parental leave

Daycare subsidy

Tuition reimbursement

Pet insurance

Food delivery subsidy

Monthly celebrations

Quarterly employee events

CSR initiatives

Job summary

KNAPP in Kennesaw, GA is seeking a Senior Project Buyer to manage procurement for projects and vendors, ensuring timely purchases and alignment with budgets. You will collaborate with Sales, Project Engineering, and vendors, driving supplier selection, negotiation, and compliance to deliver on project milestones.

The role emphasizes analytical supplier evaluation, cost optimization, and proactive problem-solving to maintain material flow and project success.

Qualifications

• Acts as a point of contact between Knapp Inc. and its strategic suppliers.
• Using analytical skills, identifies, screens and onboards potential suppliers.
• Negotiates price, payment terms, quality levels, and delivery terms for MHE products and services within budget and schedule requirements.
• Perform all necessary duties to support corporate goals as they relate to established supplier quality, total landed cost, and inventory objectives.
• Take proactive role in identifying and resolving material availability, quality problems and service issues to deliver.
• Execute purchases and manage orders to support project activity.
• Performs sourcing administrative functions such as requesting appropriate signatures for Non-Disclosure Agreements, contracts etc.
• Performs purchasing related clerical tasks as assigned
• Interface with Project Managers on purchasing items during project roll out
• Development and implementation of future instruments, methods, processes, systems and/or tools in procurement
• Development of improvement ideas and innovation followed by coordination and implementation of corresponding measures
• Ensures the Senior Project Buyer is well informed, at all times of changes and news-worthy events within the area of responsibility
• Effectively communicates relevant related information within the organization

Responsibilities

• Act as a point of contact between Knapp Inc. and its strategic suppliers.
• Identify, screen and onboard potential suppliers using analytical skills.
• Negotiate price, payment terms, quality levels, and delivery terms for MHE products within budget.
• Support corporate goals related to supplier quality, landed cost, and inventory objectives.
• Identify and resolve material availability, quality problems and service issues to deliver.
• Execute purchases and manage orders to support project activity.
• Handle NDA and contract signatures.
• Perform purchasing-related clerical tasks.
• Interface with Project Managers on purchasing items during project roll-out.
• Develop and implement future procurement instruments and tools.
• Develop improvement ideas and coordinate their implementation.
• Keep the Senior Project Buyer informed of changes and news.
• Communicate relevant information within the organization

Skills

Supplier management

Negotiation

Purchasing

Vendor management

Analytical skills

Communication

Job description

KNAPP in Kennesaw, GA is seeking a Senior Project Buyer to manage procurement for projects and vendors, ensuring timely purchases and alignment with budgets. You will collaborate with Sales, Project Engineering, and vendors, driving supplier selection, negotiation, and compliance to deliver on project milestones.

The role emphasizes analytical supplier evaluation, cost optimization, and proactive problem-solving to maintain material flow and project success.