The Sr. Buyer performs basic procurement and strategic sourcing duties for direct materials, factory MRO and outside services supporting the production and operational support activities for Crevalle Boats. The role also requires collaboration and cooperation with peers to assure receiving and inventory control accuracy.

Reporting: The Sr. Buyer reports to the Plant Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Run ERP Scheduler and MRP functions and respond to demand for purchased materials and supplies on a daily or as-needed basis. Follow up with suppliers to assure order confirmations are received and meet schedule requirements.
• Perform weekly recurring, manually generated MRO purchasing of consumable materials, supplies and services with preferred supplier partners.
• Tactically manage long lead-time commodities to assure continuity of supply using manual methods outside of ERP and knowledge of sales trending.
• Participate in daily production meetings to communicate supply availability issues that may impact production schedule and get inputs for planning
• Support peers in periodic and annual physical inventory processes and assist in root cause identification to minimize inventory adjustments via Visual ERP software. Identify and resolve discrepancies and problems. Perform inventory transactions as necessary.
• Audit daily receiving activity to assure receiving and inventory accuracy.
• Audit packing lists for daily parts and warranty order shipping activity to assure pricing and shipping charges are included properly.
• Perform Part Maintenance tasks, identifying incorrect descriptions, lead times, safety stock levels and replenishment modes.
• Communicate with Engineering and suppliers as needed regarding pending engineering changes driving demand for new items, changes in quantity requirements or discontinuations to avoid supply gaps and excess inventories. Work with suppliers and Engineering to mitigate inventory excesses.
• Communicate purchased material quality concerns to peers and suppliers, coordinating corrective actions and short-term mitigation. Obtain material return authorization, credit memos and replacement actions as necessary.
• Perform spend analysis by material commodity group to identify opportunities to reduce cost without sacrificing quality. Perform competitive quote analysis to find cost and/or availability opportunities.

Physical Requirements and Working Environment:

• The ability to lift 25 pounds regularly and up to 50 lbs occasionally
• The ability to wear personal protective gear correctly in production areas as required
• The ability to work in an environment that routinely entails noise, dust and smells
• Operate a forklift on an ad hoc basis

Education/Experience Requirements: 

• 6-8 years experience preferred
• Experience in the boating industry preferred