Aston Carter

Job Title: Senior BuyerJob Description

This role is responsible for complete commodity management and is expected to deliver excellent organizational cost return and serviceability of goods managed. This position is overall responsible for the execution of strategy, maintaining best supplier alignment, managing total area spend, and meeting project and customer deadlines successfully. In addition, this position will support new product development, involving moderate cross-departmental touch points along with the more usual interdepartmental support of fellow planner colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative and innovative procurement solutions

• Evaluate and negotiate supplier agreements for optimal performance, quality, and pricing

• Lead sourcing efforts and strategies from vendor identification through vendor evaluation, selection, and implementation

• Demonstrate material savings by achieving targeted cost savings within area of management

• Perform cost analysis and assess financial risks

• Develop and maintain vendor relationships

• Manage and improve supplier quality by finding and eliminating supplier root cause

• Ensure project and customer deadlines are met to budget and delivery requirements

• Work cross-departmentally on new project development and/or high profit product

• Maintain clear communications with internal stakeholders and suppliers

• Ensure compliance with company guidelines and purchasing policies

• Travel domestically as well as internationally as necessary (up to 25%)

• Other duties as assigned

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or related field preferred

• 5+ years direct Purchasing and/or Supply Chain experience with both domestic and international procurement

• Raw Material experience – Steel and Plastic

• Experienced with Project Management fundamentals and Project Management process flow

• New product management experience

• Purchase order maintenance or material management experience

• Financial acumen to develop sourcing financial models, including total cost of ownership models

• Practical problem-solving approach to supply issues, business-minded, results-oriented, and a team player

• Excellent creative thinking skills with emphasis on developing innovative solutions to solve procurement problems

• Exceptional vendor relations management

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Maintain a valid Driver’s License Passport, and abide by Corporate Fleet Policy

• Ability to successfully complete all pre-employment testing required

Work Environment

This role reports to the General Manager - HoTT and is based in University Park, IL with a hybrid working arrangement (3 days onsite/2 days remote). The work environment includes an indoor office/home setting with an open cubicle arrangement and occasional visits to shop or vendor locations.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.