Buyer III

Immediate need for a talented Buyer III. This is a 12+ months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Atlanta, GA (Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested. 

Job ID: 24-42430

Pay Range: $33.98/hour.  Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Clients Onboard Services Logistics team oversees the planning, purchasing, distribution, and delivery of all product used in the passenger cabin.
• The role of the Buyer III is to provide key information to client's product and sourcing teams and manage all logistical activities from suppliers to the regional distribution centers:
• Perform process engineering in order to identify areas of opportunity to streamline the end-to-end process.
• Train suppliers on new processes and educate stations on ways to reduce time on the end-to-end process.
• Lead in improving the supply process with their assigned suppliers.
• Perform supply planning and have an active role in assessing supplier reliability while working with the supplier regarding their capacity and determining network routes.
• Communicate operational requirements and costs early in the development and sourcing process.
• Decision of introduction method (soft, hard, or hybrid cutover), launch and replenishment forecast, needed supplier and safety capacity.
• Cost assessment includes projecting total life costs based on source country and cost to deliver to the end location including product price, duties, inventory levels, transport, expected write-offs, etc.
• Create and lead cross-organizational product launch and sunset plans.
• Finalize the supply network design and setup inventory locations, levels, global routing, modes of transport, re-order frequencies, and order minimums.
• Monitor and adjust inventory parameters to account for operational realities and changes in the business as needed.
• This will include at times re-forecasting, root cause analysis, process changes, and resolving performance issues with suppliers and other service providers.
• Train suppliers on clinets's replenishment methods and tools.
• Lead improvement projects across the supply chain to reduce lead-times, order pattern variability, and waste.
• Practice safety-conscious behaviours in all operational processes and procedures.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience: 

• Bachelor degree in supply chain, IT, business management, or related field is preferred but not required. Equivalent work experience will be considered.
• At least 18 months-2 years in a materials, inventory, or demand planning role is required.
• At least 12 months previous buying or purchasing experience
• Excellent data analytical skills, at least 18-24 months analytical experience is required—able to pull together and combine data from disparate sources to analyse and summarize into recommendations and actions.
• High proficiency in Excel and other database query or reporting tools is required.
• 1 year experience in leading cross-organization launch planning and execution or organizational improvement project. Formal project management in other domains also applies.
• Excellent communication skill including presentations, training, and cross-organization problem resolution.
• 5-15% domestic and international travel is required.
• Knowledge and application of Theory of Constraints and Lean is preferred.
• Knowledge and use of SAP is preferred.

Our client is a leading Airlines organization and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration. 

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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