Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Sr Buyer.
Job Summary
The Senior Buyer is responsible for ensuring the timely release and delivery of purchase orders for raw materials and production support items. This role plays a key part in maintaining procurement efficiency, resolving issues related to quality, invoicing, inventory, and SAP transactions. The Senior Buyer will analyze part consumption patterns and characteristics to optimize purchasing strategies and will collaborate closely with customer service, suppliers, engineering, and production teams to meet customer expectations.
Job Responsibilities
- Interact with suppliers to communicate delivery expectations, forecasts, design changes, lead time management, and material expedites or delays ensuring Suppliers meet Supplier On Time Delivery (SOTD) goals.
- Involved with strategic sourcing to align negotiations, new supplier selection, and Supply Chain strategy.
- Review purchase requisitions, place purchase orders, issue change notices, review exception messages to ensure delivery of materials or services as necessary to adhere to production schedules.
- Maintain Material Master records for assigned materials; ensure accurate PIR records, Source Lists, and promptly reconcile supplier invoices for payment.
- Review part consumption characteristics to ensure appropriate planning parameters are maintained.
- Review and maintain internal / external Kanban replenishment, vendor managed programs, scheduling agreements and blanket orders.
- Provide Root Cause Corrective Action when needed.
- Participate and lead continuous improvement opportunities.
- Proactively avoid material shortages.
- Review and maintain purchase order date accuracy and maintain MRP health.
- Work with Finance, Receiving, and Suppliers to clear blocked invoices.
- Work with quality team and supplier to review/resolve non-compliant material.
- Issue consignment statements and inventory to suppliers.
- Quote parts with suppliers.
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Education level required
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.
Years and area of experience required
- Minimum of 3–5 years in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain roles, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Technical knowledge
Soft skills
- Accountable
- Efficent
- Ethical
- Thinks and acts strategically
All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.
