Senior Buyer

Are you a purchasing professional who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and working across operations, engineering, finance, and production?

We're seeking a hands-on Senior Buyer to step into a critical role supporting a manufacturing operation during a planned leave of absence. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing purchasing, inventory management, vendor relations, and data analysis in a fast-paced environment. Initial engagement is contract approximately 6 months in duration with potential for longer-term opportunity based on business needs.

What You'll Do

• Manage purchasing activities for inventory and production materials
• Build and maintain strong vendor relationships
• Monitor inventory levels and help resolve shortages, discrepancies, and supply issues
• Analyze Bills of Materials (BOMs) and purchasing requirements
• Review pricing, lead times, and supplier performance
• Investigate invoice discrepancies and purchasing exceptions in partnership with Finance
• Coordinate with Quality on non-conforming materials and vendor-related issues
• Partner with Engineering on product changes, obsolete parts, and sourcing alternatives
• Support ERP-driven purchasing and inventory processes
• Contribute to ongoing system and process improvement initiatives

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• High-impact role supporting a critical manufacturing operation
• Opportunity to work closely with leadership and key business functions
• Exposure to ERP transformation and process improvement initiatives
• Diverse responsibilities that go beyond traditional purchasing
• Potential for long-term career opportunity

If you enjoy digging into data, solving operational challenges, and helping keep a manufacturing operation running smoothly through effective purchasing and inventory management, we'd love to connect with you. Call our team today at (563) 359-3995 to learn more.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of purchasing, procurement, materials management, or supply chain experience
• Manufacturing experience required
• Strong ERP experience (SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle, JD Edwards, or similar)
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze and manipulate large datasets
• Experience working with inventory, BOMs, production planning, and supplier management
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across multiple departments

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP experience or ERP implementation exposure
• Experience supporting Engineering Change Requests (ECRs)
• Power BI or reporting/analytics experience
• Background in inventory control or materials planning