Senior Buyer Job in Black Mountain, North Carolina US
Senior Buyer
Senior Buyer Position - Temp to Hire! We are currently accepting resumes for a Senior Buyer Position Education :Business degree with minimum five years purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment required. CPM a plus. International procurement experience required. Requires knowledge of fundamental concepts of supplier negotiations, market trends and production planning and scheduling practices. Must be a self-initiated and motivated team player. Must have good analytical, creative skills, including excellent communication skills both written and verbal. Knowledge and understanding of engineering design techniques, cost analysis and statistical process control (SPC) a plus.Excellent interpersonal and computer skills (Word, Excel, and Outlook) required (SAP a plus). Responsibilities: Sourcing, planning, purchasing and coordination of both domestic and global components. Developing and deploying purchasing strategies to ensure cost effectiveness, suppliers development and timely delivery. Driving cost reduction initiatives and continuous business improvement processes. Building excellent supplier/vendor relationship with good knowledge of the market condition. Part of the Product Development team ensuring optimum QDC for project introduction and execution requirements. Coordinating purchase orders, inventory control and management of products and maintain up to date data in SAP.Vendor management including annual supplier assessment. Continually adding value for the organization through Purchasing initiatives. Establish contingency strategies on our core products to ensure optimum QDC. All other day to day, ad-hoc requirements as directed. Since 1946, Kelly Services® has been providing outstanding employment opportunities to the most talented individuals in the marketplace. If you are interested in this opportunity, click the Apply Now! button. Or refer a friend by clicking the E-mail this job link. Kelly Services is a Fortune 500® company headquartered in Troy, Michigan. We provide employment to more than 750,000 employees annually, with skills including office services, accounting, engineering, information technology, law, science, marketing, light industrial, education, and health care. Kelly Services is an equal opportunity employer. Job Code : 125192 Shift/Hours : First Shift (Day)