Buyer II

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is seeking a professional, innovative, and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Buyer . This role offers a unique opportunity to build and strengthen supplier partnerships, ensuring the highest quality, timely delivery, and competitive costs. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about strategic sourcing and supply chain management, this position is perfect for you! As a Buyer, a typical day might include the following: Adhering to purchasing policies and practices to ensure the highest quality, appropriate inventory levels, timely delivery, and competitive costs from suppliers. Executing strategic sourcing plans to support company objectives. Identifying and mitigating risks to the SEL supply chain, including market trends, capacity constraints, commodity risks, and business conditions for manufacturers and suppliers. Creating and improving supplier partnerships by identifying areas for improvement, escalating issues to management, and executing corrective action plans in accordance with World Class Manufacturing principles. Demonstrating business professionalism, purchasing fundamentals, time management, data analytics, supply chain management, supplier development, cost reduction strategies, and negotiation techniques. Supporting open projects by managing the supply chain and providing guidance on the part selection process and strategic supply partners. This job might be for you if: You hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, operations, or supply chain; or a combination of relevant education and experience. You have intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel. You are familiar with working with MRP / ERP systems. You possess strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills. Location Why SEL? We provide and take care of our employees with outstanding benefits, competitive pay, challenging work, and a rewarding career. Top-tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. Varied leave plans like annual leaves, sick leaves, parental leaves, etc., to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Yearly flight tickets to the home country for expat employees and their family members based on eligibility. Developmental programs like tuition assistance, internships, skill development courses, and engineering development programs (EDP). Wellbeing benefits such as free and confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and reimbursable yearly gym membership. International Travel Medical and Security Assistance for traveling employees and their families worldwide. Additional compensation for working on customer sites in the field, based on eligibility. Pay Range Data We base our starting pay offer on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills. #J-18808-Ljbffr