Senior Buyer - Mentor, United States - SONNY'S Enterprises Inc

Description

Overview:

The Senior Buyer will research and purchase products to meet the material needs of our organization. They are responsible for finding suppliers, arranging the distribution to several retail outlets, and supervising other purchasing agents

Buys material utilizing the MRP system

Purchase order acknowledgements & manage exceptions (quantity, price & delivery date)

Expedite parts due to late delivery or as identified in shortage reports/meetings

Blanket PO management

Understand cause of issues & recommend/implement solutions using Root Cause / Corrective Analysis

Ability to manage more challenging & strategic suppliers; smaller tactical workload

Initial escalation points for Buyers / Associate Buyers. Also responsible for further escalation as needed

Ordering parameter management (within standard guidelines)

Establish plans to address key and systemic supply chain issues

Use experience and reasoning to identify issues early

Implements supplier agreements (Kanban agreements, volume contracts, etc.) when beneficial by working with suppliers to reach agreement on contract terms and conditions

Lead supplier calls (Regular reviews, forecast discussions, key issue resolution)

Supplier performance monitoring. Support collection & presentation of supplier performance metrics and address performance issues in regular supplier reviews

Analysis skills highly preferred- ability to run reports in MRP system and utilize tools such as Excel, PowerBI, etc. to analyze

Identifies and works process improvements

Bachelors Degree or related experience

Three to five years of previous buyer experience

Mechanical aptitude

Experience in manufacturing and MRP systems

SAP experience a plus

Experience with a large number of suppliers

Bilingual (English/Spanish) speaker preferred

Sonny's Enterprises is the world's largest manufacturer of conveyorized car wash equipment, parts, and supplies. We are the industry leader, recognized and awarded by the International Car Wash Association for innovating new technologies to advance the industry with products proudly designed and built in the USA. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate whats next. We embrace change and the opportunity it produces to maximize the potential of our most valuable resource our PEOPLE We invite you to explore our opportunities and grow your career with us.

We offer 100% employer paid medical plan. Other optional benefit programs are available to our employees and their families which include: 401(k) match, additional medical plans, dental, vision, flex spending account, short-term and long-term disability & life insurance coverage.

EEO Statement

Equal Opportunity Employer

Sonnys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.

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