Senior Indirect Buyer
Moeller MFG Company LLC
Harbor Springs, Michigan
3/5/2012 - Current
- Ensure ethical sourcing practices and adherence to corporate standards.
- Develop, review, and refine sourcing plans that meet organizational requirements.
- Research potential new suppliers to find the best value to maintain flexibility, high quality, and competitive pricing.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendors to negotiate and secure the best terms that meet organizational requirements.
- Analyze and complete supplier performance reviews, addressing corrective actions.
- Draft requests for quotes.
- Evaluate and negotiate vendor quotes/proposals based on price competitiveness, quality standards, service level agreements, and reliability.
- Conduct risk assessments on potential contracts and suppliers to mitigate potential issues.
- Managed the procurement process from requisition to remittance, ensuring compliance with company policies by reviewing purchase orders, contracts, and invoices to ensure accuracy, to minimize and mitigate corporate risk and resolve any discrepancies between purchase orders, actual receipts of goods or services, and invoices.
- Established, continually review, and update purchasing policies and procedures to improve efficiency and compliance by streamlining the procurement process to improve efficiency and realize cost savings.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives to streamline purchasing processes and reduce costs.
- Developed and implemented strategies for minimizing the impact of price increases for key commodities.
- Utilize ERP systems for purchase order processing, tracking, and inventory management.
