Job Details
Position Summary
We are hiring a Senior Buyer to support our Purchasing team in Rogersville, MO. RealTruck offers competitive compensation packages and comprehensive benefits, training, and room to grow within a company dedicated to its employees' success. You'll be part of a tight-knit team of passionate professionals who are just as excited about trucks as you are.
The Senior Buyer will plan, direct and coordinate all corporate procurement functions. This role will plan and lead the RFQ analysis / process, collaborate on sourcing decisions and select suppliers and distributors. This includes negotiation of purchase price, quality, availability, delivery, and other factors necessary to ensure the overall conformance of materials purchased to manufacturing specifications and overall company production objectives. This role is a key contributor to the Purchasing Continuous Improvement (PCI) initiative to improve RealTruck's productivity and margins.
Core Functions
- Evaluate and analyze category trends; manage supply risk and minimize total costs. This includes optimizing commodity strategies, forward buying, tariffs, currencies and landed cost.
- Collaborate cross functionally to understand and determine supply needs and product development / engineering and evaluation requirements in order to select the best suppliers and distributors.
- Drive the RFQ process and effectively manage supplier performance for quality, price, delivery and service.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers including the development of new product concepts / optimized services. Participate in supplier business reviews.
- Quantify company-wide spend relevant to commodities and lead RFQ process for opportunity categories.
- Manage the end-to-end procurement process.
- Team with Operations leadership in data gathering and analysis to develop short and long-term action plans for continuous improvement opportunities, initiatives and significant cost savings.
Education and Experience- Bachelor's degree required.
- 6+ years of related automotive experience and/or trainingis required.
Required Licenses- Purchasing Certification (CPM / SPSM) is a plus.
Skills and Abilities- ERP purchase order system experience is required.
- Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint a must for competitive analysis, commodity market indexes and sourcing requirements.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
- Ability to understand contracts and negotiations to pricing strategies.
- Ability to effectively present information to top management and public groups. Write, speak and comprehend English.
- Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, & ratio.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Travel- Occasional travel may be required.
Physical Requirements- This position is subject to sedentary work; exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Walking and standing are required only occasionally.
Pay and Benefits- Competitive pay
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision health insurance
- A matched 401k savings program to plan and save for your retirement
- 100% paid maternity and parental leave
- Paid vacation and time off to ensure time with your family and a work/ life balance
- Educational assistance to continue in college or pursue other skills and further your career
- 50% discount on great RealTruck products for you and your family!