Senior Buyer

Its fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they are
doing!
Headquartered in Arvada, Colorado with operations and presence in Europe,
the Middle East, India, Asia, Japan and China, Sundyne is a global
manufacturer of precision-engineered, highly reliable, safe and efficient
centrifugal pumps and compressors for use in chemical, petrochemical,
hydrocarbon, hydrogen, pharmaceutical, power generation and industrial
applications. Sundyne is the world leader in delivering low-flow, high-head
integrally geared centrifugal pumps and compressors, safe and leakage-free
sealless magnetic drive centrifugal pumps and diaphragm compressors. Sundyne
pumps and compressors are available in API, ANSI/ASME, ISO and other
industry compliant designs. To learn more about the Sundyne family of
precision-engineered pumps and compressors, please visitwww.sundyne.com.

A Senior Buyer at Sundyne completes the full cycle end to end process of
procurement from Requests for quote to Purchase Orders Creation, Order
Acknowledgements, to shipment tracking and delivery. The position is
required to partner and communicate with various internal and external
stakeholders to ensure that our manufacturing operations have all materials
needed to assemble and deliver on our promises to customers. The position
requires the ability to research, analyze, and forecast assigned
categories/commodities based on shifts to our production mix. A Senior Buyer
will be expected to focus on continuous improvement and optimization of
procurement processes. The position will have a key focus of building supplier
relationships, negotiating pricing, contract negotiations, and ensuring timely

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

Purchases a broad, highly mixed and/or technical category of parts,
materials, equipment, and supplies, which may involve contract
negotiations, material deviation, and other complex considerations.
Administers and directs orders on a timely and economical basis with the best
combination of price, quality, and delivery

Issue requests for quotes/proposals (RFQ/RFP) and select best source
consistent with cost, quality and delivery requirements

Coordinates with manufacturing and planning staff regarding projected
production schedules and purchase order status, maintaining current and
accurate open order status

Complete purchasing cycle with domestic and international suppliers by
gathering quotes, creating purchase orders, following through on supplier
order acknowledgments, expediting deliveries as required and verifying
transactions

Chase and expedite any past due orders

Acts as a liaison between suppliers and involved departments on assigned
projects to resolve commercial related issues as well as cost and delivery
negotiations on technical issues

Process non-conforming material requests with internal departments and supply
chain partners

Maintain MRP system accuracy, including lead-time, pricing, current
supplier information, current purchase order data, etc.

Support the purchasing team in daily tactical functions such as re-order point
processing, purchase order confirmations, supplier late deliveries, run
inventory reports and expedite processing

Conduct cost analysis and risk assessment to make informed decisions and
mitigate potential supply chain disruptions

Maintain a database of non-disclosure agreements (NDA) with the scope and
expiration date and communicate with suppliers to ensure compliance

Assist buyers with analyzing data to ensure best value is received when making
purchase awards

Identify, evaluate, qualify and onboard new or alternative suppliers and
ensure quality, reliability and cost-effectiveness

Set up and lead meetings between employees, suppliers, customers and
leadership when necessary

Prepare and present reports, presentations and recommendations to senior
management

Support in more strategic efforts such as Supplier Manag ment Reviews and Risk
Mitigation Plans

Partner with Quality team to ensure suppliers are performing to our standards
and resolve any NCMs

Ability to quickly handle invoicing discrepancies to ensure on time payments
to suppliers

Daily involvement with receiving personnel to ensure all discrepant parts are
received through in a timely manner

Participate in cross functional teams or projects to support organizational
goals and initiatives

Qualifications:

7-10 years of related procurement experience including purchasing, inventory
control, contract negotiation, supply… For full info follow application
link.