Senior Buyer

Our Story

Dover Food Retail (DFR) is a leading manufacturer of Display Cases, Specialty Products, Refrigeration Systems, Power Systems and Comprehensive Services; and leading our industry by Innovating What's Next in glass doors and intelligent merchandising technologies that keep food safe under brands such as Hill Phoenix and Anthony.

DFR is part of the Climate & Sustainability Technologies segment of the Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV). Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues in excess of $7 billion.

DFR is built on creativity and customer-centric innovation delivered by people invigorated by a strong sense of responsibility to help our customers win in their marketplaces. The relationships we build with our customers are as important to our success as the products we manufacture. This collaborative environment delivers FRESH THINKING, reassuring our customers that they choose the best when they choose to work with the people of Dover Food Retail.

Senior Buyer

Location:

South Chesterfield, VA (Richmond, VA)

The Senior Buyer is responsible for the procurement of multiple components, subassemblies, raw materials, finished goods, production equipment, and supplies from approved suppliers within the assigned commodity areas that are utilized for the production of refrigerated display cases.

The Senior Buyer will be responsible for optimizing the procurement and sourcing supply chain, following up of key KPIs and metrics and developing standard work and training others as may be required from a best practice perspective.

• Manage relationships with key suppliers of raw materials, sub-assemblies, production equipment, and supplies to ensure a consistent supply of materials to meet operating requirements.
• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets and to KPIs.
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate with any supply problems which may pose a risk of impact on business operations.
• Responsible for trade compliance data and ensure it is maintained within the system and coordinate policy procedure with the purchasing team.
• Work closely with the Production and Scheduling teams to ensure that all required items are ordered in a timely manner at the most economic quantity and lowest cost in order to meet production requirements while simultaneously minimizing inventory exposure at the factory and in the supply chain.
• Manage inventory for the components assigned for both the internal plants as well as third party vendors.
• Arrange for vendors to drop-ship parts as may be required.
• Work closely with a number of other departments within the organization (e.g., Engineering, Quality, Production, NPI, Lab, Warehouse, Accounting, Finance, etc.).
• Ability to implement supplier partnership models.
• Participate in project teams involving materials procurement (direct, indirect and maintenance departments).

• Technical/Business/Supply chain degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years' work experience in metal-mechanic segments related to automotive or aerospace and procurement in a manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of supplier management – managing orders/contracts, sourcing and negotiation of products/services.
• 3+ years of continuous Improvement/Process Oriented – Lean, Six Sigma, or other structured problem solving methods.

• Strong analytical and data management.
• Strong background in negotiations aimed at reduction of overall cost.
• Strong project management experience.
• Experience in contract and vendor relations management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills across all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated team player qualities.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as contracts, agreements, and procedure manuals as well as speak effectively before groups of customers and employees of the organization.
• Experience leading and facilitating a cross-functional team through influence and expertise.
• Material Requirements Planning experience – understand the flow of materials from MRP, MES and managing inventory…