Immediate need for a talented Manufacturing Buyer / Supply Chain Procurement. This is a 12+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Lynn, MA (Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
Job ID:26-15269
Pay Range: $30 - $36/hour. Traveler benefits as per agency package. (Benefits vary by vendor and assignment.)
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage purchasing activities and supplier commitments to ensure continuous material availability for manufacturing operations.
- Execute and manage supplier pull-ins and push-outs to align deliveries with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) demand.
- Lead cross-functional efforts to resolve material shortages, supplier delays, allocation constraints, and other complex supply issues.
- Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, program managers, and supplier account management teams to develop and implement effective solutions.
- Prepare and execute RFQs, evaluate supplier quotations, and negotiate purchasing terms to achieve competitive costs while maintaining quality, reliability, and delivery requirements.
- Lead inventory optimization initiatives, including excess and zero-demand (E&Z) inventory reduction.
- Manage assigned purchasing projects, including cost, schedule, scope, and execution.
- Monitor supplier capacity, delivery performance, allocation, and responsiveness to identify and mitigate potential supply risks.
- Manage purchase orders, supplier selection, disputes, change control, and purchasing exceptions.
- Analyze purchase price variance (PPV) and material cost opportunities to support cost management objectives.
- Build and maintain productive supplier relationships to improve delivery performance and supply reliability.
- Manage sensitive purchasing information and communicate effectively with supplier leadership and internal stakeholders.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and contribute to more efficient purchasing and procurement operations.
- Share purchasing best practices and help train or support colleagues on departmental purchasing activities
Key Requirements and Technology Experience:
- Bachelor's degree.
- 2–4 years of relevant experience in purchasing, procurement, buying, supply chain, or materials management.
- Hands-on experience managing purchase orders, supplier coordination, RFQs, and material availability.
- Working knowledge of MRP, inventory management, shortage resolution, and supplier performance monitoring.
- Experience coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve procurement and supply issues.
- Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage purchasing priorities and projects with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to balance cost, quality, supplier reliability, and delivery timelines.
- Experience in semiconductor, electronics, industrial manufacturing, or high-tech supply chain environments.
- Knowledge of supplier capacity planning, allocation management, excess inventory reduction, and purchase price variance (PPV).
- Experience with ERP or procurement systems.
- Experience leading small purchasing projects, driving process improvements, or training colleagues.
- Familiarity with supplier dispute management, change control, and supply risk mitigation
Our client is a leading Healthcare Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
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