It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they are doing! Headquartered in Arvada, Colorado, Sundyne is a leading manufacturer of highly reliable and efficient centrifugal pumps and compressors for use in the oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, power generation and water processing industries. The Sundyne product portfolio features innovative high-speed integrally geared, multistage and sealless technologies that meet API and ISO standards. With a global channel consisting of more than 300 sales and service locations, and a manufacturing network that employs over 1,000 people across 5 facilities, Sundyne provides high quality engineered fluid handling solutions to customers around the world. For additional information, v

Position Description: A Senior Buyer at Sundyne completes the full cycle end to end process of procurement from Requests for quote to Purchase Orders Creation, Order Acknowledgements, to shipment tracking and delivery. The position is required to partner and communicate with various internal and external stakeholders to ensure that our manufacturing operations have all materials needed to assemble and deliver on our promises to customers. The position requires the ability to research, analyze, and forecast assigned categories/commodities based on shifts to our production mix. A Senior Buyer will be expected to focus on continuous improvement and optimization of procurement processes. The position will have a key focus of building supplier relationships, negotiating pricing, contract negotiations, and ensuring timely

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

Purchases a broad, highly mixed and/or technical category of parts, materials, equipment, and supplies, which may involve contract negotiations, material deviation, and other complex considerations. Administers and directs orders on a timely and economical basis with the best combination of price, quality, and delivery

Issue requests for quotes/proposals (RFQ/RFP) and select best source consistent with cost, quality and delivery requirements

Coordinates with manufacturing and planning staff regarding projected production schedules and purchase order status, maintaining current and accurate open order status

Complete purchasing cycle with domestic and international suppliers by gathering quotes, creating purchase orders, following through on supplier order acknowledgments, expediting deliveries as required and verifying transactions

Chase and expedite any past due orders

Acts as a liaison between suppliers and involved departments on assigned projects to resolve commercial related issues as well as cost and delivery negotiations on technical issues

Process non-conforming material requests with internal departments and supply chain partners

Maintain MRP system accuracy, including lead-time, pricing, current supplier information, current purchase order data, etc.

Support the purchasing team in daily tactical functions such as re-order point processing, purchase order confirmations, supplier late deliveries, run inventory reports and expedite processing

Conduct cost analysis and risk assessment to make informed decisions and mitigate potential supply chain disruptions

Maintain a database of non-disclosure agreements (NDA) with the scope and expiration date and communicate with suppliers to ensure compliance

Assist buyers with analyzing data to ensure best value is received when making purchase awards

Identify, evaluate, qualify and onboard new or alternative suppliers and ensure quality, reliability and cost-effectiveness

Set up and lead meetings between employees, suppliers, customers and leadership when necessary

Prepare and present reports, presentations and recommendations to senior management

Support in more strategic efforts such as Supplier Management Reviews and Risk Mitigation Plans

Partner with Quality team to ensure suppliers are perfo ming to our standards and resolve any NCMs

Ability to quickly handle invoicing discrepancies to ensure on time payments to suppliers

Daily involvement with receiving personnel to ensure all discrepant parts are received through in a timely manner

Participate in cross functional teams or projects to support organizational goals and initiatives

Qualifications:

7-10 years of related procurement experience including purchasing, inventory control, contract negotiation, supply management, and supplier relationships