Actalent
Woburn, MA
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: Senior Buyer of Mechanical Commodities Responsible for supplier selection and management. This includes setting annual improvement objectives and monitoring performance. Responsible for managing suppliers to achieve lowest in place cost for Boyd and its customers. Develop supply chain programs to improve inventory turns, reduce stock-outs and enable flexible response to customer demands. Prepare commodity strategies to reduce the supply base and manage risks. Support the new product development engineering team by developing sources, finding new components that meet engineering specifications, negotiating price and customer flow-downs. Prepare supplier agreements with key suppliers. Lead negotiations and implement projects for assigned commodities. Develop and maintain a list of Preferred Suppliers for each commodity. Categorize assigned suppliers as Grow, Maintain or Rationalize. Develop &...

