Supply chain Buyer

Experience required: 2-4 years Key responsibilities: Communicating effectively with suppliers to maintain a strong relationship. Actioning order planning/purchasing signals and the acknowledgement process, keeping the orderbook aligned with system requirements, and efficiently resolving any day-to-day supply issues. Identifying and resolving potential supply risks, expediting parts where needed to ensure continued supply of parts to our customers Manage inventory levels by actioning messages in DOB (expedite, cancel, and defer). Monitor supplier compliance to agreed terms in the system (costs, lead-times and moq’s).Communicating effectively with the Operations team to ensure timely receipt of parts and swift resolution of shipping and invoice queries. Collaborate with the Technical Service Department and external suppliers on Quality issues. Collaborate with Sales, Supply Chain Analysts, and the Demand Planning Team, identifying issues and performing root cause analysis to improve the system forecast. Utilize Daily, Weekly, and Monthly reporting to optimize inventory investment. Other tasks and duties as assigned. Skills and Qualifications: Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in purchasing in a manufacturing environment/working directly with industrial manufacturing suppliers OR Degree in Supply Chain Management, Management, or similar field combined with a minimum of two (2) years’ experience in purchasing in a manufacturing environment/working directly with industrial manufacturing suppliers.Working knowledge of purchasing and supply chain concepts ,with APICS, CPIM, NAPM certification and/or association a plus.