DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES include, but not limited to:
• Coach and mentor, a team of dedicated Buyers
• Provide coaching/training of Buyers in support of standardized processes and lead the roll-out of buying initiatives
• Partner with leadership to ensure that buying practices and processes meet customer needs and cost targets
• Assign buying resources across the business unit to balance the workload and meet customer demand
• Responsible for transactional approvals such as POs, credit card requests, PPV approvals, pre-payment approvals, supplier qualification approvals, and inventory adjustments
• Act as the primary local escalation point for part shortages and issues that impact delivery commitments to the customers
• Act as the primary interface between the Buyers and the Planning team to ensure activity is coordinated and aligned for optimum impact
• Build positive relationships with both internal and external customers
• Work with the entire Supply Chain team to drive and coordinate local cost reduction activities and inventory reduction plans in support of EBITDA targets
• Partner with leadership to ensure that buying practices and processes meet customer needs and cost targets
• Support corporate strategic initiatives for Supply Chain (material cost reductions, supplier discounts)
• Track supplier performance and lead supplier improvement plans (quality, delivery, and service) in support of the region’s keys performance indicators
• Maintain relationships with all key suppliers, leveraging those relationships for continuous improvement of product costing, quality, delivery, and service. Lead business reviews with those suppliers on a regular basis
• Drive material strategies in PFEP (Plan for Every Part)/VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) and contract adherence
• Review KPI performance with team members. Hold regular 1 on 1’s
• Review scorecard, identify actions, follow-up, and recognize success
• Participate in new tools/processes UAT and act as a Superuser
• Participate in developing and implementation SOPs/Desk Instructions
• Stand in for the Director of Supply Chain in their absence
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Supply Chain