Buyer

BlueCrest is a global, innovative leader in enterprise print, mail and customer communications. Our products include printers, inserters, sorters and parcel solutions—and a renewed commitment to innovative software and vote-by-mail solutions. We are proud to be an industry and market leader in the mail space. Although our manufacturing headquarters is based in Danbury, Connecticut, we are a global company with clients and team members in over 18 countries worldwide, including an expansive field service team comprised of over eight-hundred specialized field service technicians. Summary: * The Senior Buyer is responsible for material planning, inventory management, and direct material purchasing for specific Suppliers. The Senior Buyer purchases goods, materials and services to ensure that the company’s operational needs are met, while taking into account price, quality and delivery. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: General and Task Management * Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets * Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations * Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement * Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers * Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible * Deliver briefs, updates and reports as and when required * Manage invoice reconciliations, RFQ management, system database review and regular inventory reporting. * Manage internal customer expectations regarding timely execution of production order releases release processing of internal documents. Relationship Management * Work collaboratively and negotiate and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding new projects, supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on purchasing and production activities * Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact * Attend meetings and update others on issues or concerns, in particular when there is a risk which could prevent the organization meeting customer demands or where there are over capacity concerns * Support product change requests and review and communicate the impact on capacity plans * Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and ensure good communications Education and/or Experience: * Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university required * 8 years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing or distribution function * Ability to mine data from several sources to build actionable reporting using BI Tools * Excellent Excel skills with proven experience delivering data-driven, valuable insights to executive stakeholders * Demonstrated competency with cross-functional engagement and collaboration * Working knowledge of material planning principles * Proficient computer skills – particularly Microsoft Office applications * Experience with D365 is desired Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled