Category Buyer

Responsibilities

ELANTAS North America Inc. is seeking a Procurement - Category Buyer to develop and implement category-specific strategies to manage the supply of goods and services within their assigned categories. They are key in achieving cost savings, ensuring supplier performance, and maintaining alignment with company goals. This role is based on-site in Schenectady, NY and requires some travel to other US facilities.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement category strategies in line with the company goals.
• Develops and maintains supplier relationships to aid in cost reductions, quality improvements, on time delivery and innovation.
• Responsible for cost management by analyzing spending data, negotiating favorable terms, and supporting cost reduction initiatives.
• Monitoring KPIs and implementing process improvements.
• Manage the source to contract process for the assigned categories.
• Accountable for supply risk management related to the area of responsibility.
• Uses MRP to buy materials at lowest cost while meeting all requirements.
• Reviews requisition for completeness, obtains competitive bids, selects reliable sources,
• evaluates quotations, and makes final award based on quality, price, and delivery capabilities.
• Coordinates and makes necessary arrangements for processing of rejected material and initiate corrective action with the supplier to ensure the reason for the reject is resolved.
• Works with finance to verify credit have been received for rejected products.
• Recommends cost-saving options via alternative sourcing, substitutions, or new products.
• Find new materials based on specific technical requirements.
• Performs follow up on orders and expedite supplier’s deliveries and provide lead-time information to required departments.
• Works closely with receiving personnel to resolve all supplier delivery discrepancies.
• Product valuation including transfer pricing and reconciliation.
• Implement and manage shipping, receiving, warehouse and material movement schedules.

Requirements

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, chemistry, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of purchasing experience.
• Experience in international markets.
• Skilled in SAP and Microsoft Office
• Experience working with diverse teams.
• Familiarity with global trade agreements is a plus

Compensation & Benefits: 

• Base Salary: $75,000–$80,000/year, commensurate with experience
• Eligible for yearly bonus
• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement plan with employer contribution
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Pay Knowledge

Skills & Abilities:

• Strong negotiation skills with a proven track record of driving down costs.
• Analytical mindset to identify savings opportunities through data.
• Assertiveness and persistence in supplier management and contract negotiations.
• Experience with strategic sourcing and vendor performance management.
• Comfortable challenging the status quo and pushing for better terms.
• Upholds high ethical standards.
• Handles all shipping and documentation tasks associated with all incoming/outgoing orders.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk; reach, lift, push, pull and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Other abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision

Work Environment:

• On-site 5 days a week
• This position will operate in a chemical manufacturing environment, however primarily in an office setting.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Contact Person

 Christina DeLucia
HR Team
Phone: (+1) 5183447234