Buyer

Essential Responsibilities: Supplier Management: Identifies, evaluates, and selects suppliers, negotiating prices, terms, and delivery methods. Manage supplier relationships for assigned scope. Execute agreements for local procurement. Procurement Processes: Manages the sourcing and purchasing of goods and services needed to support ITT Goulds Pumps's Seneca Falls Operations. Perform tactical purchasing driven by MRP demand as well as discrete requisitions. Maintain ERP parameters such as lead-time, lot sizes, etc. to support on-time performance. Create purchase orders, schedule product delivery, modify existing purchase orders, and control open orders to assure timely performance from assigned vendors. Secure and analyze quotations, negotiate price, LTAs, payment terms with suppliers and recommend based on cost, quality and delivery. Cost Reduction: Works to achieve cost-effective procurement strategies to support the company's profitability and efficiency. Challenge status quo on cost and drive target savings initiatives cross-functionally. Quality Assurance: Ensures that sourced materials and services meet specified quality standards. Draft and execute improvement plans on Quality, Cost and Delivery for assigned vendors. Lead cross-functional follow-up and timely report on progress. Inventory Management: Work with suppliers to assess / balance capacity and requirements to satisfy on-time performance and inventory levels. Work with product managers and planners to develop stocking/pull levels to support market demand and anticipate issues. Manage and reconcile inventory discrepancies, payment disputes and supplier non-conformance issues. Strategic Alignment: Executes company-wide Category Management strategies and implements agreements for local procurement needs. Support Category Managers, as required, during opportunity identification, business reviews and overall strategy implementation for main suppliers.

Education: Bachelor's degree or combination of education and relevant materials experience is required. Purchasing Certification and/or Specialization is preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a procurement or production-related environment is required. Must be proficient in MS Office. Experience with ERP systems is required. Manufacturing industry is preferred. Pump industry experience is strongly preferred.

Technical Skills: Knowledge of procurement processes, cost modeling, incoterms is required. Experience with MRP, forecasting, inventory management is required. Knowledge of manufacturing processes (castings, machining, fabrications) is preferred. Knowledge of buyouts (motors, seals, seal systems, and other misc. buyouts) manufacturing processes is strongly preferred. Soft Skills: Strong negotiation, communication (verbal and written), and influencing/relationship-building skills are essential for interacting with suppliers and internal stakeholders. Teamwork and problem-solving skills are required.

Equal Pay Act Statement: We aim to pay our 'ITT'ers' fairly and competitively in the locations that they live and work. Pay-for-performance is a principle that we believe in, and employees are rewarded based not only on 'what' they accomplish, but also on 'how' they reflect ITT's values. ITT offers a competitive salary and robust total rewards package, such as health insurance, 401(k), short and long-term disability, paid time off, growth and developmental opportunities, and other incentive compensation programs. Specific benefits are dependent upon whether or not the position is part of a collective-bargaining agreement. The salary offered to a candidate is based several factors such as candidate experience and qualifications, location, as well as market and business considerations. Equal Pay Act RangeAnnual salary range is $64,900 to $96,900, plus benefits and incentive plans.