Senior Buyer- Golf Pride

What you'll do:

Golf Pride is seeking a Senior Buyer.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $80,000- $110,000. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Hybrid work flexibility may be available after the employee has successfully completed onboarding, developed key business relationships, and demonstrated proficiency in the role . Please note that the salary information shown above is a general guideline only.

About Golf Pride

For five generations, Golf Pride has been the global leader in golf grips. Throughout our history, Golf Pride has believed in the importance of developing the best performing, most innovative grips for the world''s best golfers and amateurs alike. As the only brand that touches every golfer, we are obsessed with the connectedness of the hands to the club, and this inspires every Golf Pride employee in everything we do. Now entering our 75th year, Golf Pride is returning to the category disruption roots that got us started as we enter our next growth phase. While we may be #1, you should expect to see many parallels to a brand reinventing itself as we drive the change management needed to secure our desired transformation.

• The Senior Buyer supports the day-to-day procurement activities that keep the business operating efficiently while providing procurement support for cross-functional projects and strategic business initiatives.
• This role partners with Finance, Marketing, Innovation, Operations, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and other stakeholders to deliver purchasing solutions that meet business objectives.
• Responsibilities include purchase order management, supplier onboarding, invoice and payment resolution, procurement reporting, supplier support, contract administration, and continuity of supply.
• The Senior Buyer analyzes procurement and financial data to identify trends, cost-saving opportunities, risks, and process improvements while supporting projects from concept through execution.
• The successful candidate will be highly organized, analytical, customer-focused, and capable of balancing transactional procurement responsibilities with project support, supplier management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Procurement Operations & Business Support

• Manage purchase order creation, maintenance, and execution across procurement and ERP systems.
• Lead supplier onboarding, qualification, compliance, and supplier master data activities.
• Resolve purchase order, receiving, invoice, and payment discrepancies with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, procedures, audit requirements, and internal controls.
• Support continuity of supply through proactive issue resolution and supplier coordination.
• Serve as a key procurement resource for purchasing support, supplier inquiries, and operational issue resolution.

Project Support, Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Support cross-functional projects from concept through execution by identifying sourcing, purchasing, and supplier solutions.
• Assist with product launches, marketing initiatives, capital projects, operational improvements, and other strategic business priorities.
• Execute sourcing activities across a broad range of spend categories and business requirements.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, proposals, quotations, and commercial offerings to support business decisions.
• Support competitive bidding, supplier negotiations, cost reduction initiatives, and risk mitigation efforts.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships while monitoring performance related to quality, delivery, service, and cost.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, cost avoidance, and value creation through supplier engagement and spend analysis

Contract Administration & Compliance

• Support the drafting, review, negotiation, routing, and administration of supplier agreements, including NDAs, SOWs, service agreements, and other commercial contracts.
• Partner with Legal and stakeholders to facilitate contract reviews and approvals.
• Maintain contract records and procurement documentation in accordance with company requirements

Analytics & Continuous Improvement

• Analyze procurement, supplier, and financial data to identify savings opportunities, risks, trends, and process improvements.
• Develop and maintain procurement reports, dashboards, and KPI metrics.
• Monitor purchasing, invoice, and payment activity to improve operational performance and stakeholder experience.
• Support process improvement, automation, and system enhancement initiatives.
• Apply data-driven decision making and problem-solving skills to improve procurement effectiveness

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related field OR 3+ years of procurement, purchasing, or sourcing experience in a manufacturing or global environment
• Strong experience with ERP and procurement systems (e.g., SAP Ariba, Oracle, MFG Pro)
• Proven ability to manage supplier relationships and resolve complex transactional issues
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Effective communication skills with the ability to work across cross-functional and global teams

Preferred

• Experience managing both direct and indirect spend categories
• Familiarity with contract management processes (MSAs, SOWs, NDAs)
• Experience supporting capital procurement and service-based purchasing
• Experience building dashboards or working with reporting tools (Excel, Power BI)
• Experience supporting innovation or new product development sourcing

Skills:

Key Competencies

• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Procurement & Contracting Expertise
• Data Analysis & KPI Reporting
• Negotiation & Cost Management
• Problem Solving & Issue Resolution
• Systems & Process Management