Job Description

Who We Are:

Canyon Creek is a leading West Coast semi-custom cabinet manufacturer. The options, resources, support and commitment we bring to every project make us a trusted partner. At Canyon Creek Cabinet Company, we come together with one goal – delight our customers. We are a leader in premium, semi-custom cabinetry design and manufacturing. Selling through distribution for more than 40 years, our incredible range of options, expertise and support make us the West coast cabinetry partner of choice.

Company Culture:

Our culture is of huge importance. We are looking for people who will be a great fit. Here is what we love about our culture:

• Customer Focus - We build partnerships, our customer's success is our success
• Trust - We operate with integrity and fairness, we are reliable
• Teamwork - We empower each other, we are committed as a team
• Excellence - We take tremendous pride in our work, products and services

Scope of Position:

The Senior Buyer is a subject matter expert in materials planning and is responsible for managing all aspects of purchasing components from suppliers to assure timely delivery to support manufacturing build requests and production needs. These products and services are to be secured at cost, quality, and delivery levels consistent with company policy and performance standards.

Perform material requirements planning through coordination with manufacturing and external suppliers to support the Value Stream.

Communicate priorities and schedule changes to suppliers to support changes in production requirements.

Participate in sourcing projects to ensure best practices and greatest leverage in procurement, low-cost region sourcing, supplier assessment and management.

Requests, reviews and analyzes quotes; may be involved in negotiating prices and terms with suppliers; and recommends suppliers in respect to cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness for assigned responsibilities.

Establish and maintain positive working relationships with suppliers; Communicate common supplier problems with Leadership Team and Purchasing.

Develops supplier improvement programs to enhance relationships with suppliers and drive value for the organization

Manage supplier quality through Non-Conforming Process; minimize production impact by ensuring discrepant materials are addressed with Engineering, Operations, Purchasing, Leadership and Suppliers.

Monitor supplier orders to ensure they are shipped on a timely basis to support Value Stream.

Audits and participates in inventory accuracy improvement planning related to items in categories of responsibility

Initiates purchase orders and amendments for material, services, and/or special tools; arranges for submission and inspection of sample products as required; close coordination with plant engineering, production, and customer service to assure timely execution of product and services sourcing activities.

Identify, resolve, and expedite issues to ensure timely identification and procurement of materials.

Customer service mindset with a focus on delivering options and solutions for internal cross-functional departments

Participates in continuous improvement projects and key business initiatives in respect to given commodities and suppliers

ATTRIBUTES & CHARACTERISTICS:

• Ability to read and analyze contracts, ability to set up sourcing plans, negotiation strategies and implementation of new supplier onboarding.
• Demonstrates strong communication skills, listening, verbal, written and presentation. Able to collaborate with all levels within the Organization.
• Demonstrates adaptability and resilience when faced with challenges.
• Strong innovative, analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• Resourceful and able to provide solutions, driving sourcing strategy and supply chain execution for multiple categories.
• High level of analytical ability where problems are complex.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and work under pressure is required.
• Demonstrates abilities in successfully applying continuous improvement principles.
• VERY self-motivated and driven.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years in supply chain, sourcing, procurement.
• Experience with MRP / ERP systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, technical, or financial field (supply chain, operations, engineering, finance)
• PC proficient, working knowledge of MS Office applications, with advanced Excel skills.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 5 years in a manufacturing environment.

Compensation / Benefits :

• Base salary range up to $95,000 to 110,000 per year, depending on education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• 401k Retirement Plan with company match
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Training & Development

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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