Senior Buyer

Pewaukee, WI

Direct Hire

$75-85k

*Position will be fully onsite with potential to work from home once a week when fully trained in

*Comprehensive benefits & annual bonus potential

Kelly is seeking a Senior Buyer to work with our client, a global employee-owned manufacturing organization, on a direct hire basis! This is an excellent opportunity to work with an industry-leading company that is known for its high-performance products around the world.

The Senior Buyer will:

• Issue purchase orders for assigned products and services, negotiate pricing, and ensure supplier compliance, especially delivery dates and quantity/quality; resolve invoice discrepancies

• Identify new and current key suppliers to include dual sourcing opportunities for critical long lead-time parts

• Build and maintain supplier relationships to secure the best price, service, quality and delivery

• Drive cost reduction and cost avoidance opportunities; participate in cost reduction projects

• Ensure optimal inventory levels are maintained to minimize costs while ensuring a high level of service; proactively avoid material shortages

• Manage supplier performance; ensure suppliers are performing at an acceptable level and participate in Supplier Team Audits and site visits

• Work with internal customers, i.e. customer service, engineering, manufacturing, quality and accounting to streamline processes in support of customer service excellence

• Work closely with Supplier Quality to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services to determine the source of trouble and take corrective action to minimize impact on production

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Purchasing/Supply Chain - manufacturing environment desired

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or equivalent business-related field preferred

• CPM or APICS certification desired

• Ability to read drawing and discuss technical requirements such as dimensions, tolerances, finishes, and other aspects of manufacturing with suppliers

• Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills

• Team-oriented and able to work in cross functional teams

• Strong analytical problem-solving skills

• Strong organization skills with the ability to plan, manage, and prioritize multiple deadlines while maintaining an attention to details

• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite programs, i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Publisher

• Ability to add, sub-tract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals

This is an urgent need! If qualified and interested, please apply to this posting ASAP or directly send your resume to SARP028@kellyservices.com.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.