Job Title: Senior Operational Buyer
Location: Basom, NY
Employment: Direct Hire
Industry: Manufacturing
Compensation: $79,530-$99,420/yr
Schedule: 40 hours/week
About the Opportunity:
- Lead regular business reviews with strategic suppliers and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identify supply risks (capacity, quality, logistics, financial) and implement mitigation plans.
- Drive reduction of supplier lead times and improve responsiveness to production demand changes.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
- This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
- Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
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What You'll Do:
- Ensure compliance with global procurement policies, SAP processes, and internal control requirements.
- Coordinate with planning and production teams to align procurement execution with production schedules.
- Manage supplier onboarding, development, and performance evaluation activities.
- Resolve complex invoicing, pricing, and payment discrepancies in collaboration with finance.
- Support NPI (New Product Introduction) by ensuring material readiness with minimum disruption and
- obsolescence risk.
- Lead and mentor Operational Buyers, ensuring consistent execution across purchasing activities.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in procurement processes (automation, digital tools, standard work).
- Managing supplier performance and supply continuity across assigned commodities.
- Executing procurement activities in SAP, including PO management, delivery tracking, and expediting.
- Supporting indirect purchasing categories such as MRO, tooling, logistics, and facility services.
- Coordinating with Planning, Engineering, Quality, Production, and Finance teams.
- Supporting NPI, supplier qualification, inventory optimization, and risk mitigation activities.
- Participating in global procurement alignment and continuous improvement initiatives across the client Copco network.
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or Engineering or Business
- 7+ years of experience in manufacturing procurement or supply chain environment
- 7+ years of experience in direct and indirect procurement (hybrid responsibility).
- 7+ years of experience in working with global suppliers in electronics, mechanical, and industrial components.
- 7+ years of experience in supplier performance management and development.
What Sets You Apart:
- Strong SAP MM knowledge and experience in MRP-driven environments.
- Advanced understanding of lean manufacturing principles and supply chain optimization.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for complex supply disruptions.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong English communication skills (verbal and written).
- Ability to work under pressure in a high-mix, high-urgency production environment.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check
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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
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Aleron
May 28, 2026