Grayhill designs and manufactures intuitive human interface solutions that make life simpler, safer and more efficient. Standard products include optical encoders, rotary switches, keypads, joysticks, displays, touchscreens and pushbuttons. These components are sold to thousands of customers around the globe. Grayhill also incorporates these standard products into control panels to support a range of major customers in the Healthcare, Agriculture, Construction Equipment and Military markets. Our headquarters are in LaGrange, IL with manufacturing facilities located in McCook and Carpentersville IL, Iola WI and Shenzhen China. We offer opportunities for talented professionals seeking challenging careers with a proven industry leader. Are You Ready to Grow With Us? Summary The Senior Buyer/Purchasing Agent coordinates activities involved with procuring goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, and advertising, for Grayhill. This position is vital to the flow of materials and finished products. The Senior Buyer/ Purchasing Agent must meet the demands of balancing cost efficiencies and inventory, with production needs of the organization. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, other duties may be assigned: + Review requisitions and obtain quotations from approved suppliers. + Prepare and issue purchase orders in accordance with the hard demand, forecast and safety stock requirements on the Grayhill system. + Review and take action upon "exception" alerts generated by the Grayhill planning system. + Manage suppliers on time delivery performance utilizing historical data and current open order reports. + Use economic order quantities to determine optimum lot sizes and pricing. + Approve invoice exception payments based on completion of a purchase order. + Analyze data sets based on purchased part type, vendor, etc and utilize the information to provide recommendations on most cost effective and efficient procurement strategies. + Stay current with supplier capacity, and advise appropriate departments when supplier cannot meet Grayhill schedules and/or technical requirements. + Act as a liaison between suppliers and Grayhill; communicate all contract and design changes as appropriate. + Update PO information on the Grayhill planning system and notify schedulers as well as suppliers of modifications. + Resolve conflicts with suppliers involving "hot list" priorities. + Provide suppliers with updated forecasting reports as appropriate. + Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with Quality Control, users, vendors and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action and/or process RMAs. + Process engineering change notices, update Purchase Orders and controls and suppliers. + Maintain appropriate inventory turns on managed purchased parts Education and/or Experience + Bachelor's degree required + Strong communication skills and competency working with internal personnel and external vendors. + Minimum of 5-10 years' experience in direct purchasing or related field + Minimum of 3 years' experience with ERP systems Preferred Skills/ Experience + Experience with SAP preferred but not required + Knowledge of Electronics or Electro Mechanical Industry What we have to offer: + You will be at the forefront of challenging work. We solve complex problems with innovative solutions across all teams and in all roles. There is purpose in our work! + Comprehensive Health Insurance; medical, dental, prescription, and vision starting on day one. + Generous Paid Time Off + 401(K) match up to 4% of salary + Hybrid work model allowing 4 days a month remote + Tuition Reimbursement + Collaboration Space featuring ping pong, foosball, board games, and more... + 10 company paid holidays + Optional gap insurance coverages + Company paid disability, parental leave, and basic group life + 24/7 Employee Assistance Program + Catered company events - to pause and celebrate the wins! We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of gender, color, race, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or national origin. This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.