Sr Buyer (Indirect Spend)

Location

Napa, CA | United States

Job description

The Senior Buyer will oversee the indirect spend. You must be proactive, driven and have a sense of urgency. You will have a deep understanding of supply chain, category management and how to build and maintain supplier relationships. You will be responsible for procuring materials assigned to you in the most cost-effective way while improving internal/external processes. This role requires a strong ability to perform independently, problem solving and deep analytical skills.

Responsibilities: 

• Build relationships with suppliers and lead processes to ensure value is driven from these relationships
• Manage suppliers through a performance management process. Conduct quarterly business reviews and ensure vendor performance is understood and measured (Scorecard Management)
• Ensuring all materials within categories managed are delivered in time for production, and cost effectively
• Drive cost savings through improved operational efficiencies, pricing exercises and regular RFPs.
• Provide monthly forecasts to all suppliers
• Work closely with internal and external production teams to ensure bottling is never impacted.
• Lead category management projects to optimize purchasing
• Managing of excess materials
• Ensure all relevant documentation from our partners are received within 24 hours
• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services are in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets
• Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization
• Provide cost analysis and review cost reduction activities with stakeholders
• Prepare reports and updates as and when required
• Review and approve invoicing & bill of lading for receiving before payment
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
  
• 4 plus years of procurement and supply chain experience.
  
• Experience in consumer goods/beverage and manufacturing industry
  
• Experience with indirect spend categories
  
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, critical projects
  
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred)
  

Job tags

Salary