Procurement Specialist

Who is Senior Metal Bellows?

Senior Metal Bellows continues to refine and develop welded metal bellows technology and the integration of welded metal bellows into critical aerospace, semiconductor, medical, defense, and industrial applications. Our 115,000 square-foot manufacturing facility is conveniently located on Route 1 in Sharon, Massachusetts.

We have demonstrated excellence in creating new products and solutions that face extremes of temperature, pressure, leakage risk, and reliability demands. We accomplish these objectives within a culture of strong collegial support, mutual respect and uncompromising standards.

Job Summary

Develop and manage strong relationships with suppliers to positively impact the organization's financial performance and operational efficiency. Solicit, evaluate, and negotiate complex and high-dollar proposals/quotes, and contracts. Evaluate key and strategic suppliers' performance to ensure quality and delivery requirements.

Job Functions

• Review and analyze purchase requisitions, investigate, and develop sources of supplies, prepare RFQ specifications, issue RFQ requests and review quotations/contracts.
• Interpret purchasing procedures to departments and suppliers, as a specialist in assigned categories (Material and Services), which may require a degree of technical knowledge.
• Monitor business service providers, ensure services meet all uniform compliance standards for safety, quality, and cost measures.
• Work with other departments to identify requesting department's needs to develop and refine specifications for materials, supplies, services and/or equipment.
• Identify and select suppliers to procure requisitioned commodities, meeting criteria such as price, quantity, quality, and delivery date
• Review and analyze quotations and negotiate pricing as well as other terms and conditions within scope of authority and ensure compliance with requisition requirements.
• Inform requisition initiator of any problems and concerns regarding compliance with requirements. Suggest changes to resolve differences while maintaining integrity of requirements.
• Initiate purchase order and implement and control specified terms. When applicable, receive purchase order approval before processing.
• Form strategic alliances with key suppliers to better understand their supply chain qualifications.
• Manage day-to-day relationships with assigned suppliers to ensure on-time delivery and .
• Maintain, monitor and enhance internal kanban systems to continuously meet production requirements.
• Provide support to operational divisions through spend analytics and process improvement for their indirect procurement needs.
• Conduct supplier evaluation and recommend approved suppliers. Initiate and participate in programs to develop additional small, minority, and disadvantaged sources of supply.
• Coordinate purchasing activities with requisitioning departments to maintain inventory at planned levels.
• Monitor the cost, schedule, and scope aspects of assigned contracts to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Work effectively to achieve established Department Cost Savings Goals and Objectives.
• Identify areas of indirect spend that are not under contract or lacking proper corporate oversight and where possible, consolidate this spend within existing supply base under contract or supplier agreements,
• Provide technical or analytical support to other departments such as Finance and Accounts Payable

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong competence and confidence in MS Excel (pivot tables, VLookup, formulas, graphs, charts)
• Perform other related duties as assigned or as required.
• Work effectively with others and actively participate in continuous business improvement activities.

What Education and Qualifications are needed for the job?

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field preferred
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a manufacturing planning role

Joining Senior Metal Bellows competitive compensation package that includes a market-led base salary, commission plan, and a comprehensive benefits package along with wellness benefits, employee recognition program, matching 401k plan, paid vacation, flexible hours, employee wellness activities, tuition reimbursement, and community involvement initiatives.

Who is Senior PLC?

Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 30 operating businesses in 13 countries. Senior designs, manufactures and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defense, and land vehicle and power & energy markets. The Group is split into two divisions, Aerospace and Flexonics, servicing five key sectors.

Our global values underpin what we do, and how we do it ...

Safety - Integrity - Customer Focus - Respect & Trust - Accountability - Excellence

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.