Senior Buyer

The Senior Buyer is a procurement-focused role responsible for supporting the Motion Access business by managing the current supplier base while actively identifying, evaluating, and developing better-priced, more reliable, and strategically aligned sources of supply.

This position will maintain continuity with existing vendors, ensure material availability for order fulfillment and aftermarket requirements, and drive sourcing actions that reduce total cost, improve lead times, strengthen supplier performance, and support domestic supply chain development to mitigate tariff exposure.

The role requires strong procurement discipline, supplier negotiation skills, cost analysis capability, market awareness, and the ability to transition legacy purchasing practices into a more structured, competitive, and resilient supply base.Qualifications


* Requires 5-7 years of purchasing, strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, materials planning, or supply chain experience, preferably in a manufacturing, metal-mechanical, electronics, automatic door, access solutions, aftermarket parts, or construction-related environment.


* Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Logistics, Engineering, or a related field preferred.


* Equivalent practical experience in purchasing, supplier management, production support, inventory control, or ERP/MRP execution may be substituted for formal education.


* CPM, CPSM, APICS/ASCM, Lean, or related supply chain certification preferred.


* Experience sourcing alternate suppliers, negotiating pricing, evaluating domestic supply options, mitigating tariff exposure, supporting supplier transitions, and maintaining controlled procurement documentation is strongly preferred.

Skills


* Strong procurement skill set, including supplier negotiation, quote analysis, cost comparison, sourcing strategy, supplier qualification, and total-cost evaluation.


* Ability to balance current-state vendor management with proactive sourcing of better-priced suppliers, domestic supply alternatives, and supplier-risk mitigation actions.


* Working knowledge of tariffs, country-of-origin considerations, supplier terms, freight impacts, capacity constraints, and procurement levers that affect total landed cost.


* Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems; Oracle experience is a plus.


* Strong analytical skills, including the ability to review purchase history, supplier performance, pricing changes, inventory requirements, lead times, shortages, expediting priorities, and sourcing opportunities.


* Ability to maintain accurate supplier, tooling, pricing, quote, part, tariff, country-of-origin, and procurement documentation records with high attention to detail.


* Comfortable operating in an environment where legacy processes, tribal knowledge, and incomplete documentation must be converted into controlled business processes.

Work Environment

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