This is a fast-paced, challenging position central to our purchasing team. The position is responsible for supplier relationships while playing a key role in the development and implementation of the overall strategy for fulfillment, cost reduction, inventory control, and margin improvement. This role also focuses upon development of both short-term and long-term procurement strategies to ensure a well-managed supply chain in support of business goals. This role must closely align with the appropriate internal stakeholders to understand product build forecasts and schedules so that supply chain activities can be managed to properly support the business at all times. Senior Buyer must be the leader to manage cost-out initiatives while ensuring supreme delivery and quality related to the procurement of parts and components that impact Company projects.

Specific Responsibilities: Below are key responsibilities, but not all inclusive:

• Order materials on-time to meet planned delivery dates.
• Ensure material delivery dates and component lead times are maintained on a regular basis for data integrity.
• Negotiate with suppliers to achieve Novanta and business standards for cost, delivery, and inventory.
• Manage and support contract manufacturers to ensure their procurement, quality, capacity meet our business needs.
• Collaborate and leverage Novanta Supply Chain resources to achieve goals.
• Manage supply base through supplier selection, qualification, development, and regular performance evaluations.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships.
• Address long lead times and costs increases with alternate proposals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in (Procurement, Business or Technical Field) with 5+ years of work experience in Purchasing or Procurement.
• Ideally has experience in electronics sourcing, PCBA manufacturing
• Strong ERP experience and Excel skills.
• Ideally has Oracle experience or strong learning aptitude.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
• Good strategic thinking, people skills and cross functional team leadership skills.
• Demonstrates urgency, highly energy, and results oriented.
• Multi-task and prioritize projects and primary responsibilities.

• < 10%
• International

• Mobility to work in a standard office setting and to use office equipment, including a computer.
• Ability to use vision to read computer screen and read printed materials.

Preferred dress code

Casual (come as you are, but please be presentable)

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