Senior Buyer

The Senior Buyer is a responsible and visible member of the Westport Shipyard purchasing organization, responsible for acquisition of goods and services as assigned, providing reports to management on supplier performance, and interacting directly with suppliers and internal customers in all functional areas of the company. The Senior Buyer should be comfortable working with senior management, display a professional demeanor and a positive attitude, and be able to multi-task and respond to changing situations with sound business judgment and flexibility.

Required Job Skills and Experience:
• Minimum 5 years Purchasing experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Able to develop and maintain strong, professional supplier relationships
• Must ensure accurate and timely purchase order placement and supplier confirmations
• Monitor and measure on time, quality, PPV and other supplier KPIs
• Able to develop and follow through on formal RFX processing
• Negotiate, develop and administer purchasing contracts and agreements for both direct and indirect materials
• Ability to evaluate supplier proposals and perform related financial analysis.
• Solve process, procedure, and other problems using root cause analysis
• Facilitate cross functional projects.
• Fluency with ERP/MRP systems as well as Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Requires basic levels of mathematical, reading, writing and communication skills necessary to successfully accomplish the job requirements as outlined.
• Must maintain an excellent attendance record.
• Must be able to work overtime as needed to meet schedules and departmental needs.


Preferred Job Skills:
• Exposure to purchasing within a marine manufacturing environment
• Experience with Made 2 Manage, Visio, FrontPage
• Supervisory experience in a Procurement and Supply Chain organization
• C. P. M. Certification strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Purchasing, Supply Chain operations, Business, or Economics