Buyer, Maritime

About This Role

This role involves managing the procurement process and contributing to strategic sourcing initiatives as part of the Supply Chain team. It is an opportunity to work within a growing and dynamic team, collaborating closely with engineering, finance, and manufacturing to efficiently execute accelerated challenges. The ideal candidate enjoys launching new products, has excellent procure-to-pay experience in a manufacturing environment, communicates clearly, manages multiple tasks in a fast-paced setting, and creates and maintains standard operating procedures.

Responsibilities

• Create, issue, and manage purchase orders to meet production and program needs
• Maintain day-to-day relationships with suppliers, monitor performance, and resolve issues related to quality, delivery, and pricing
• Quickly resolve supply chain disruptions, delivery delays, and quality issues to keep projects on track
• Monitor and expedite orders to meet deadlines and production schedules
• Collaborate with stakeholders such as engineering, manufacturing, and program teams to align procurement with company goals
• Maintain accurate records, track procurement KPIs, and identify opportunities to streamline processes
• Support the development and implementation of sourcing strategy for direct commodities and/or categories
• Document and report supplier performance and actively participate in monthly, weekly, and daily review processes as required
• Support continuous improvement initiatives for cost savings, quality improvement, and on-time delivery
• Support the supplier life cycle from supplier selection, adoption, induction, through to ongoing management and exit (where applicable)

Requirements

• 5+ years technical procurement experience in a manufacturing environment
• Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities
• Ability to work in cross functional teams and collaborate across functions / borders
• Good understanding and interpretation of related design specification
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills including high discretion/judgment in decision making
• Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
• Excellent attention to detail

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, available at little to no cost