Job Description

Job Description

Do you have strong communication and interpersonal skills? Don’t miss out on this role! Dahl Consulting is currently partnering with a leading manufacturing company. We work one-on-one with great candidates to help connect them with employment opportunities. We are hiring a Senior Buyer for a salaried role. Interested? Get more details below!

• Worksite Location: Faribault, MN
• Compensation: $80,000

What you’ll do as the Senior Buyer:

• Develop and administer reporting procedures enabling supplier collaboration that brings spending efficiency, improved on-time-delivery, and material productivity
• Lead and participate in projects involving supplier improvements, technology, and acquisition
• Utilize your negotiation skills to ensure we achieve win-win transactions
• Manage and review the purchase order system (MRP) to ensure it is accurate, up-to-date and consistently meets the requirements of the organization to achieve availability of parts for on-time delivery to our customers
• Identify raw material requirements from production specifications, operational schedules, and engineering quality requirements. Collaborate with engineering to recommend alternative parts and share new supplier products
• Process purchase requisitions and issue purchase orders that accurately reflect price, schedule, terms, and conditions as negotiated with suppliers
• Lead and execute on sourcing projects to achieve improvements in areas such as material productivity, technological advancements, delivery and inventory improvements

What you need to become the Senior Buyer:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management
• 5+ years of experience in purchasing/strategic sourcing
• Ability to travel up to 20%
• Strong leadership, team, and people management skills
• Experience with Material Requirements Planning and Managing ERP Master Data
• Experience in effective negotiation tactics along with demonstrated business and financial acumen
• Well-organized and detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities at once
• Active membership with American Purchasing Society, APICs, or other related supply chain organizations
• Ability to effectively interface and communicate with peers across the company, externally to customers, suppliers, and partners
• Advanced PC skills (specifically Excel, Power Point & Word) including knowledge and hands-on experience with ERP/MRP systems

Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary: -w2fta/.

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