SENIOR BUYER – MANUFACTURING  Location: Rancocas, NJ (100% On-site)  Schedule: Full-time, Monday – Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm  Classification: Exempt / Professional  Job Summary  Inductotherm Corp. is seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to join our Supply Chain team. This role is designed for an accomplished manufacturing purchasing professional who wants to look beyond processing purchase orders. Working closely with Supply Chain leadership, you will strengthen and modernize our purchasing organization, improve supplier performance, develop sourcing strategies, and ensure material availability in support of our manufacturing operations.  Key Responsibilities  Sourcing & Procurement: Manage the strategic sourcing and purchasing of assigned commodities, components, and materials supporting low-volume/high-mix manufacturing operations.  Supplier Management & Development: Develop, evaluate, and maintain a competitive domestic and international supplier base. Identify alternative and second-source suppliers to improve competitiveness and reduce supply risk.  Commercial Negotiations: Lead supplier negotiations involving pricing, lead times, delivery, payment terms, and minimum order quantities.  Order & Inventory Optimization: Prepare RFQs, analyze supplier proposals, and issue purchase orders using ERP/MRP data to understand demand and inventory levels. Proactively resolve material shortages and delivery issues.  Performance & Continuous Improvement: Monitor supplier metrics (on-time delivery, quality, cost) and collaborate with underperforming vendors on corrective action plans. Identify and execute measurable cost-reduction and process-modernization initiatives.  Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning, and Quality teams to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and bills of material to resolve material issues.  Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and share best practices with other members of the Purchasing team.  Required Skills & Experience  Experience: Minimum 5 years of progressive purchasing/buying experience in a manufacturing environment.  Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading, managing, or mentoring others in a purchasing department role.  Technical Blueprint Reading: Proven ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings, bills of material, and technical documentation.  Systems & Analytics: Strong experience utilizing ERP/MRP systems alongside advanced Excel skills to analyze pricing, lead times, and inventory trends.  Core Competencies: Exceptional negotiation, cross-functional relationship building, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities within assigned authority.  Preferred Qualifications  5+ years of purchasing experience within an industrial equipment, heavy machinery, electrical, or engineered-to-order manufacturing environment.  Experience purchasing mechanical, electrical, fabricated, machined products.  A proven history of achieving measurable improvements in supplier cost, delivery, quality, or lead-time metrics.  Education  Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.  Equivalent significant manufacturing purchasing experience will be considered in place of a degree.  Travel & Work Environment  Must be comfortable working within an active manufacturing environment and regularly interacting with personnel throughout the facility.  Occasional domestic and international travel to supplier locations may be required.  Compensation  $6000-$8000 per month  Competitive compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications.