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Senior Buyer

Albany International Corp.
United States, Texas, Boerne
1281 North Main Street (Show on map)
Feb 28, 2025
Demand Analysis and Trend Interpretation: Analyze customer demand and interpret market trends to initiate strategic changes that optimize manufacturing, planning, and forecasting systems. Cross-Department Liaison: Serve as a key liaison between Customer Operations and internal operational departments, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration. Collaboration with Materials Management: Work closely with the Materials Manager on product forecasts and Master Production Schedules to optimize material flow and inventory plans, enhancing turnover while minimizing investment and obsolescence risk. RFQ and Contract Management: Lead RFQ activities, negotiate agreements, and obtain necessary legal and management approvals, ensuring effective implementation of supplier contracts. Strategic Procurement: Procure materials from approved suppliers in alignment with the master production schedule, ensuring the lowest total cost while meeting quality, regulatory, and governmental standards. Cost Savings Initiatives: Identify and spearhead cost-saving projects and opportunities, documenting support and tracking validation processes. Support Business Development: Assist in new business development and proposal efforts by providing source selection and collaborating on product/material selection, managing quote activities to ensure competitiveness while meeting customer deadlines. Supplier Strategy Development: Identify and implement strategies to foster strong relationships with the approved supply base, maintaining full oversight of the Approved Supplier List (ASL). Bachelor's Degree preferred Minimum 5 years experience in supply chain management- preferably in a just-in-time or lean manufacturing environment, including planning, scheduling, direct procurement experience related to supply chain and commodity management, and including exposure to strategic sourcing methodology and processes Government contracting is a plus Lean Manufacturing experience is a plus SAP or other ERP and MRP experience required Proficient in Microsoft Office Communication & Presentation skills APICS, CPM or other related certifications preferred