Buyer Jobs

Padagis LLC has an opening for a Buyer in our Procurement Team located in New Hope MN. If you are a passionate professional that is seeking opportunity, advancement, and a rewarding career we invite you to apply. This is a great opportunity to join a highly recognized global growth company offering competitive compensation and benefits in addition to career growth. This position reports into the Procurement Manager. Position locations: Michigan or Minnesota with the majority of the role working remotely.

Main Responsibilities:

• Identifies, develops and implements savings projects and reporting to include pipeline development, project execution, and financial validation. Engages supplier organization and internal stakeholders to achieve project milestones and action plans
• Leads the procurement engagement in new product introduction, approval, and setups. Assists in the integration of acquired companies as required
• Ensure assigned spend is fully documented, categorized and reproducible in the procurement system(s)
• Works with the business to address questions & needs surrounding suppliers, markets, materials, and services
• Manages internal and external customer service level requirements, strategic inventory levels, supplier metrics and process improvement plans
• Leads procurement work stream and acts as supplier liaison in quality problem resolution. Identifies, evaluates, recommends and implements quality improvements along with corrective actions
• Leads, manages, and communicates status of alternate supplier approval projects. Collaborates across RDE, supply chain, quality, regulatory to ensure project milestones and action plans are met
• Works with supply planning, plant network, or other appropriate functions to develop forecasts, Learns S&OP process Implements procurement systems and process improvements to drive efficiency and effectiveness
• Learns and applies Total Delivered Cost (TDC) sourcing process tools and skills to support sourcing initiatives
• Investigates, develops and drives actions to remedy supply disruptions and constraints. Effectively communicates updates to internal stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Finance or related field
• 3-5 years of related professional experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in contract negotiation
• Demonstrated History of Cost productivity
• Demonstrated professionalism and strong presence in interactions with others
• Experience with MRP systems, SAP preferred
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment with multiple competing priorities.
• Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated teamwork and project management skills
• Plans to start, or progress toward an advanced degree in business, finance or a related area
• Strong understanding of supply chain concepts.
• Demonstrated skills in clear communication and effective presentation
• Demonstrated strong self-management and leadership.
• Demonstrated competitive drive and strong orientation for results and achievement
• Demonstrated history of leadership

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)