Sr Buyer

Responsibilities:Ensures efficient processing of custom and off the shelf direct materials purchase requisitions driven by a planning process in a manufacturing environment.Owns the assigned suppliers and parts for the timely delivery of materials to the manufacturing site to satisfy requirements for manufacturing and spare parts.Maintains effective collaboration with suppliers to ensure no disruption to Illumina manufacturing and escalates internally and externally for support as needed.Performs management of Supplier part lead times, safety stock, expedites, Supplier Change Notifications (SCNs) and supplier collaboration of delivery reschedules.Collaborates with Planning, Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing teams and Suppliers on material quality issues. May facilitate virtual meetings, publish notes/actions.Collaborates with Sourcing, used SAP material settings and executes purchase orders to optimize pricing tiers, minimum order quantities, supplier capacity plans.Coordinates with supplier, Quality and Warehousing on RMA return to vendor actions including repair and refurbishment.Works with a PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) system with access to specifications, part diagrams, work instructions, etc..Works with Reliance / ETQ quality management system, actions assignments, documents changes.Responsible for procurement business system data input and integrity, is champion for Suppliers using our Ariba B2B solutions, portals and collaboration tools.Ensures accuracy of confirmed delivery dates for materials on our SAP system and negotiates with suppliers as necessary to expedite or push out deliveries.Drives on time delivery, inventory turnover, requisition conversion and other key performance indicators (KPIs) for the assigned suppliers.Secures part certifications as appropriate from suppliers for successful global distribution of spare parts.May recommend cost saving proposals to suppliers in collaboration with Sourcing teams.Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.Requirements:Domestic or global expertise of assigned suppliers and commodities requiredThorough knowledge of procurement, vendor relations, and inventory managementFamiliar with GMPs, product specifications incoming inspection proceduresEffective verbal and written communication, analytical and interpersonal skillsStrong organizational skills, detail oriented.Strong influencing and negotiating skillsKnowledge of ERP/MRP systems (SAP preferred), spreadsheets, project management, etcStrong Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook required