Seymour Duncan:
Global Sourcing Specialist / Senior Buyer (REMOTE) Job in REMOTE, CA

For the last forty-five years, Seymour Duncan has been obsessed with providing musicians all over the world with the ultimate tone experience. As a result, generations of musicians everywhere have come to rely on us to produce pickups that are quite simply, the pinnacle of great sound.

Which is why we need you! Are you a highly motivated procurement specialist who is willing to “travel” the world in search of the best materials and partners to ensure we uphold our quality pledge? Someone who understands, on a deep visceral level, that dynamic and value-driven supply chain management is essential to any company who wants to compete in this extremely competitive ‘just-in-time’ world.

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, one which will challenge you to identify opportunities for improvement and implement strategic solutions with a goal of positioning Seymour Duncan to scale quickly to meet increased demand. If you are a problem-solving critical thinker who is excited by opportunities to drive growth through supply chain optimization, continuous improvement initiatives and leveraging AI and machine learning to inform procurement decisions, you will thrive in this role.

Duties include using good judgement and discretion to complete tasks including, but not limited to the following:

• Locates vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, qualify new vendors and sources
• Represents companies in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers
• Processes requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment; maintain records of goods ordered and received
• Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy
• Develops and implements purchasing and contract management instructions, as well as internal policies, and procedures
• Resolves vendor or supplier conflicts and/or grievances and claims against suppliers and/or negotiating with others
• Manages and coordinates activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies
• Provides information to supervisors and team members efficiently and effectively
• Analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems
• Assumes responsibility for own continued personal and professional growth
• Performs various purchasing assignments to procure inventory, supplies, raw materials and equipment
• Checks requisitions for completeness, accuracy and compliance with authority to buy level
• Obtains quotations and recommends successful bidder and may be authorized to make awards within fixed limits
• Exercises judgment, ingenuity and a good working knowledge of materials and sources of supply to negotiate purchases with consideration for best quality, quantity, delivery and price
• Maintains purchasing records and databases
• Participates in continuous improvement programs

Requirements:

· Bachelors Degree in business, supply chain, engineering or related degree preferred
· Minimum of 5 years of purchasing for manufacturing industry required
· Proficiency with ERP systems including data analysis and reporting
· Proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel
· Ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively
· Able to set and meet or exceed deadlines and/or commitments
· Demonstrated negotiation skills with ease in requesting discounts from vendors
· Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
· Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
· Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
· Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work
· Excellent organization and prioritization skills, managing one's own time and respecting the time of others within the team
· Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience; convey verbal and written information effectively
· Determining causes of errors or problems, practice root cause analysis and preventing future errors
· Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills
· Assumes responsibility for own continued personal and professional growth
· Ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively
· Intrinsically motivated to reduce costs for the organization
· Skills: Supply Management, Tracking Budget Expenses, Vendor Relationships, Customer Service, Documentation Skills, Manufacturing Methods and Procedures, Manufacturing Quality