Senior Buyer
Company: Delta Apparel Inc
Location: Duluth
Posted on: June 24, 2022
Job Description:
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OpportunityDetail.CompanyInformation.Locations Delta Apparel, Inc.,
along with its operating subsidiaries, DTG2Go, LLC, Salt Life, LLC,
and M.J. Soffe, LLC, is a vertically-integrated, international
apparel company that designs, manufactures, sources, and markets a
diverse portfolio of core activewear and lifestyle apparel products
under the primary brands of Salt Life -, COAST -, Soffe -, and
Delta. - Based in the Duluth HQ, the Senior Buyer will play a lead
role in procuring materials and services, handling contract
negotiations, establishing pricing agreements and resolving day to
day supplier and delivery issues across company's manufacturing and
distribution locations. This strong collaborator will work closely
with the stakeholders and purchasing teams on fulfilling
procurement needs and identify cost savings synergy across all
locations. He or she will also assist in other projects assigned
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan, negotiate, manage and administer contracts and agreements
for materials, equipment (CAPEX), supplies and services.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders and vendors to make
sure purchases meet the business needs and requirements;
- Support location's purchasing team in resolving supplier
performance and supply chain issues.
- Assess the current supply base to seek purchase and supplier
consolidation across the company in order to obtain materials and
services at the lowest cost with considerations of safety, quality,
and sustainability, reliability of source and urgency of need
- Ensure vendor set up, requisitions, POs are vetted and executed
according to purchasing policies.
- Maintain knowledge of market conditions, anticipate market
changes and recommend appropriate actions Qualifications and
Requirements: Required:
- Bachelor's degree from accredited university with a Business
degree
- 5 years of purchasing/procurement experience, preferably at
manufacturing companies
- Flexible, resilient and comfortable working in "grey areas"
that are constantly changing. -
- Self-motivation and personal initiative (does not require
taking direction from someone else).
- Effective written and communication skills
- Available to travel, domestic or internationally Equal
Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with
Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other
manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they
have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the
pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have
access to the compensation information of other employees or
applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot
disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals
who do not otherwise have access to compensation information,
unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or
charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding,
hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the
employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to
furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Keywords: Delta Apparel Inc, Duluth , Senior Buyer, Other , Duluth, Minnesota
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