Senior Buyer

Elkhart, Indiana
Career Transitions, LLC

Senior Buyer

Full-Time

Elkhart, IN

Career Transitions is engaged with a leading innovator in their respected industry ( RV, Trailer, Marine Vehicle ) and due to rapid growth are looking to add a dynamic Senior Buyer to their team!

What you are doing as a Senior Buyer:

• Purchase and schedule production materials, for manufacturing facility
• Initiates purchase orders to suppliers
• Determines delivery schedule based off manufacturing requirements.
• Manage key suppliers for daily issues and/or adjustments when necessary
• Coordinates as appropriate, quality matters and engineering changes/developments between HWM and suppliers
• Coordinates the planning of recent schedules and inventory control parameters for the assigned materials
• Work to reduce direct inventory
• Work in conjunction with cross functional teams (i.e. Engineering, Materials, Quality, Finance, etc.)

What you need as a Senior Buyer:

• Bachelor’s degree desired but not required
• 3-5 years of experience with buyer/planning activities required
• Experience and familiarity with inventory control, receiving, and shipping processes
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, negotiation & problem-solving skills
• Must be very familiar with MRP and other web-based release management tools
• Additional requirements include familiarity with personal computing software (i.e. MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
• Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with all levels of the organization also required

Send resume to Desmond Nugent

Career Transitions is actively recruiting for this role and introducing qualified candidates to the hiring manager. Career Transitions offers Recruiting, Contract Staffing, and Outplacement services nationally. Our team members have extensive experience working with technical, degreed, and astute professionals throughout the employment lifecycle. Our recruiting services support functional area’s of Accounting and Finance, Administrative, Customer Service and Support, Engineering and Technology, Human Resources, Industrial, Manufacturing, Operations, Sales and Marketing, Science and Research, Software and Development, Supply Chain, Warehouse, Distribution.
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