Buyer (2107-271) - (Bristol, CT)

* Manage the inventory position for the division, accountable for supplier on time delivery and other key performance metrics * Analyze and act on the purchase recommendations generated by the materials management system, including generating Purchase Orders, communicating PO's to suppliers, receiving acknowledgements, and performing other PO maintenance as needed. * Supports commodity strategy and longterm agreements for price, delivery and total cost management. * Secures and analyzes quotations, negotiates prices and terms with suppliers, and recommends suppliers with respect to cost, quality and delivery competitiveness for assigned responsibilities. * Develop and communicate supplier performance metrics; obtain formal corrective action plans as required. * Monitor, assess and resolve supplier delivery and quality performance issues, including problem shipments, receiving issues, packaging standards, open PO's, expedite/defer requests, problem invoices, and other issues as needed.