Senior Buyer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Buyer

Reports To: Purchasing Manager

Location: On-site at our office in Antigo, WI or Wausau, WI

Job Summary

The Senior Buyer is responsible for mentoring other buyers and facilitates the procurement of materials and services from domestic sources in accordance with policies and procedures. The Senior Buyer possesses a broad range of experience including supply chain management, contract review, price and term negotiations, volume contract bidding across multiple locations, and supplier onboarding and risk mitigation strategies.

Essential Duties

• Mentor senior buyers, buyers, and buyer/planners to support continuous improvement within the procurement team and strengthen organizational depth.
• Review and analyze Material Resource Planning (MRP) data, adjust planning parameters, process purchase orders, manage acknowledgments/follow -ups, and ensure inventory control.
• Maintain supplier contracts and promote optimal system setup to support efficient ordering practices.
• Capture and report cost savings through bid processes and negotiations, utilizing volume contract bidding tools where appropriate to ensure measurable savings are achieved.
• Lead new product development sourcing initiatives, obtain quotes, set up items in database in accordance with standardized naming conventions.
• Follow through with adding costs and supplier contracts and update planning parameters.
• Source products, research, develop, audit, review capacity of new suppliers, and obtain appropriate documentation, such as COI-certificates of insurance and indemnification requirements, based on supplier risk level.
• Resolve quality issues through root cause analysis, securing replacement goods or credits as necessary.
• Collaborate with management and internal/external stakeholders to review customer, planning, and scheduling requirements and ensure accurate product codes and general ledger