Buyer/Sr. Buyer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drive sourcing process for Direct material sourcing, including issuing RFQ’s and leading negotiations for assigned categories across all of Clarience Technologies’ business units
• Develop and drive cost savings projects for assigned categories
• Work to mitigate commodity-driven price increases
• Drive procurement process improvement activities across Clarience Technologies’ business units
• Support business units in addressing/solving supplier quality & delivery issues
• Provide input into global category strategies that support the needs of Clarience Technologies’ business units
• Ensure effective communication of progress, initiatives, and potential issues to the broader business organization
• Support procurement financial reporting and reconciliation, including Purchasing Price Variance (PPV) reporting
• Manage price changes in ERP/MRP systems
• Support data gathering/population for global Supplier Scorecards and sourcing process
• Support management of supplier crises to ensure supply continuity
• Sr. Buyer (vs. Buyer) will be assigned more complex/critical categories
• Sr. Buyer (vs. Buyer) will be expected to contribute more to improving procurement processes & procedures and to development of category strategies

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT(S):

• Undergraduate degree in Business Management, Procurement/Supply Chain, Engineering, and/or relevant education and experience

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT(S):

• Buyer: 0-4 Years of experience in a global Procurement/Supply Chain organization, or an equivalent combination of experience and education
• Sr. Buyer: 4-5+ Years of experience in a global Procurement/Supply Chain organization, or an equivalent combination of experience and education