Buyer III Job

Experienced Lead Buyer needed for a 6 month contract opportunity in Avon, MA

The Big Picture - Top Skills You Should Possess

- Demonstrated leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes for an area or business segment.
- The ability to develop and execute objectives for self and others, and effect short-term and some long-term business goals.

What You'll Be Doing:

- Achieve lowest possible cost for material, balanced against optimum quality and schedule needs
- Solicit and evaluate proposals employing appropriate negotiation, cost and price analysis techniques, using available expertise from supporting organizations; implement purchase contracts following applicable company and government regulations
- Evaluate current and anticipated requirements, determine potential sources, obtain bids, and plan programs to meet business needs
- Provide coordination and leadership in procurement activities for assigned commodities
- Responsible for assigned commodities to meet the requirements of the business
- Perform continual market analysis and monitor supplier progress
- Coordinate training of suppliers to accomplish business initiatives
- Coordinate, help direct, as well as perform, all required functions from initiation of an intent to purchase through to satisfactory delivery of material or services
- Assure that material / services will be delivered on schedule, at negotiated price and meet required quality standards.
- Initiate necessary action to assure best value is received, customer delivery requirements are met, and address any manufacturing problems at supplier's facility
- Achieve lowest possible cost for material, balanced against optimum quality and schedule needs
- Solicit and evaluate proposals employing appropriate negotiation, cost and price analysis techniques, using available expertise from supporting organizations; implement purchase contracts following applicable company and government regulations
- Evaluate current and anticipated requirements, determine potential sources, obtain bids, and plan programs to meet business needs
- Provide coordination and leadership in procurement activities for assigned commodities, including development to Small Disadvantaged Business

What You Need to Bring to the Table:

- Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college (or high school diploma / GED with at least four (4) years of experience in a Sourcing environment)
- At least three (3) years of experience in a Sourcing position, including negotiation involvement

What's In It For You?

Excellent opportunity to contribute to the continued success of a Fortune 500 Company!

If This Sounds Like You, Apply Now!

Recruiter: Mike DiGiloramo, 518-690-4658

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Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

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