Senior Buyer

San Diego, CA, United States

** Senior Buyer**

**Job Category****:** Operations **Requisition Number****:** SENIO011133 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

Hardy Process Solutions, a Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ROP) company, is headquartered in San Diego, California, and has been providing customers with weighing solutions for over 100 years and is best known for its innovative technology. The company prides itself on its ability to continuously provide superior product quality and excellent customer support. Hardy, an ISO 9001:2015-certified manufacturer, currently services the food, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, feed & grain, mining & metal, pulp & paper, oil and gas, power, and general automation industries.

The Senior Buyer is responsible for procurement activities of electronic components, PCBs, sheet metal, fabricated parts and sub-assemblies to support the manufacturing of weight measurement and control systems. The Senior Buyer ensures materials are sourced, purchased, and delivered on time and to schedule within the guidelines of company and supply chain strategies.

**Roles & Responsibilities**

**This position has responsibility for:**

* Employs fundamental knowledge of supply chain and purchasing best practices to ensure material availability and support supplier development goals.

* Negotiate best terms (e.g. price, payment terms, delivery dates) with suppliers to obtain highest quality and best value to support build plans and production forecasts.

* Provide materials support by coordinating and scheduling material purchase orders based on MRP output and evaluation of reports.

* Actively participate in efforts to drive down materials costs and ensure availability and delivery of parts.

* Manage and influence non-conforming / underperforming vendors.

* Place, execute and track Purchase Orders (POs) on time.

* Responds to daily shortages.

* Manage exceptions as required to ensure customer satisfaction.

* Participate and lead Continuous Improvement efforts.

* Utilizes ERP tools to issue, manage and analyze purchase orders and blanket purchase orders to ensure compliance and cost requirements are met.

* Coordinate with Engineering, Product Management and Suppliers in support of new product introductions

* Ad hoc buying of other materials / products / services as required to support the organization.

**Competency Requirements:**

**In order to perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:**

* Strong communication Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately given the situation with internal and external customers. Excellent written and verbal skills.

* Working with Ambiguity Able to progress forward in poorly defined situations and /or unclear goals. Effectively works with limited information.

* Critical Thinking Skilled at finding logistical flaws; identifies problems and solutions; provides insight and constructive feedback into problems and complex situations.

* Analytical skills Skilled at gathering and analyzing information to understand complex situations and solve problems.

**Minimum Qualifications (Experience and Skills):**

* Minimum of 5 years related experience in a manufacturing environment

* Experience with MRP system(s).

* Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedures, schematics, BOM, etc.

* Highly proficient in Excel and other Microsoft applications (PPT, Outlook, etc.).

* Ability to create and maintain relationships with key suppliers, etc.

* Aptitude in decision making and working with numbers

* Excellent time management and or

* Additional duties as assigned

**Preferred Qualifications:**

* Relevant Supply Chain certifications (APICS certification(s), CPIM, SPSM,CSCP, CPSM)

* Lead experience is preferred

**Education Requirements:**

Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or related field

**Work Environment:**

This job operates in a professional office environment and manufacturing work environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

**Physical Demands:**

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 35 pounds.

*Disclaimer:* The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Hardy Process Solutions is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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