Lead Buyer
Core
Manage the buying process and vendor relationships to support production lines at a rail equipment manufacturing facility.
Role type
Lead Buyer (Procurement)
Builds
Production materials and components for freight and transit rail equipment
Domain
Manufacturing / Rail Transportation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Purchase order management, vendor relationship management, supply chain coordination, problem-solving, project coordination, ERP system utilization, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Oracle ERP knowledge, lead improvement project management
Responsibilities
Place and follow up on purchase orders, create and update purchase orders to support production, communicate deliveries to internal customers, manage supplier relationships for execution and shipments, analyze vendor promises and expedite when needed, resolve day-to-day supplier issues, work cross-functionally with Engineering and Quality teams, identify fulfillment improvement opportunities