Sr. Buyer

Company Name: Chart Industries

Location: Tulsa, OK, Un - 74115

Job Duration: 2024-11-22 to 2024-12-22

Overview

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

REQUIREMENTS – MUST BE ABLE TO DO THE FOLLOWING:

  • Experience in developing supply chain management strategies required
  • Creative thinker with strong analytical skills required
  • Good negotiation skills required
  • Strong understanding of contracts, contract requirements, and contract management required
  • Systems skills (procurement related) required
  • Solid interpersonal skills and strong communicator required
  • Knowledge of steel/metal production process and markets preferred
  • Understanding of international business and international sourcing process preferred
  • Cross disciplinary experience is highly valued and preferred
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) is strongly preferred
  • Knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures
  • Ability to rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job
  • Ability to work under immediate supervision
  • Primary job functions may typically require exercising independent judgment
  • Knowledge of JD Edwards or similar ERP system

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be…

  • Contribute in developing and implementing global supply chain management strategies
  • Initiate RFQ after obtaining required approvals or MRP demands
  • Identify and Develop vendors
  • Maintain an accurate recordkeeping system and provide reports on various phases of activities
  • Regularly communicate material issues that may impact Customer due dates with Customer Service, Project Managers and other team members.
  • Monitor and manage stock materials/inventory
  • Regularly attend team meetings to discuss project and order status and to identify and resolve issues that may impact the customer.
  • Drive and implement recommendations enabling continuous improvement and cost reduction opportunities
  • Manage the supplier relationship:
  • Monitor performance
  • Ensure proper invoicing
  • Issue purchase orders, including revisions, and ensure fulfillment as contracted
  • Review pricing and back order management
  • Contribute in developing and implementing global supply chain management strategies
  • Initiate RFQ after obtaining required approvals or MRP demands
  • Identify and Develop vendors
  • Maintain an accurate recordkeeping system and provide reports on various phases of activities
  • Regularly communicate material issues that may impact Customer due dates with Customer Service, Project Managers and other team members.
  • Monitor and manage stock materials/inventory
  • Regularly attend team meetings to discuss project and order status and to identify and resolve issues that may impact the customer.
  • Drive and implement recommendations enabling continuous improvement and cost reduction opportunities
  • Manage the supplier relationship:
  • Monitor performance
  • Ensure proper invoicing
  • Issue purchase orders, including revisions, and ensure fulfillment as contracted
  • Review pricing and back order management

Your Education Should Be…

College degree preferred

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

INTERACTION:

Internal Departments/Customers – Operations, Proposals, Project Management, Engineering, etc.
Vendors – Supplier, Distributors, etc.
Accounts Payable when dealing with invoices
Shipping & Receiving

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Some Outdoor
Office Environment

REQUIRED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) WHILE IN THE SHOPS:

Safety Glasses
Steel Toe Shoes
Ear Plugs
Safety Vest
Gloves (when needed)
Face Shield (when needed)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Walking
Standing
Using hands
Bending
Lifting

Your Professional Experience Should Be…

  • Ability to work to high level of accuracy and efficiency within a fast-paced engineered to order manufacturing environment.
  • Identify and develop vendors
  • Experience in developing supply chain management strategies required
  • Participate in developing and implementing global supply chain management strategies
  • Good negotiation skills required
  • Strong understanding of contracts, contract requirements, and contract management required
  • Knowledge of steel/metal production process and markets preferred
  • Understanding of international business and international sourcing process preferred
  • Coordinate processing of repairs and obtaining loaner equipment as needed, or requested

Chart is an equal opportunity employer…