Senior Procurement Buyer

Senior Procurement Buyer- Louisville, KY

Atmus/Koch is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Senior Procurement Buyer. This role plays a critical part in ensuring efficient procurement processes, managing supplier relationships, and maintaining our cost competitiveness in the market. The ideal candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams—including Engineering, Procurement, Finance, and Materials—to enhance efficiency and drive business success. This role is 100% on-site in Louisville, KY. (Formally Koch Filter)

• Ideate and execute a robust cost savings pipeline on purchased material .
• Creation of and implementation of category based sourcing strategies.
• RFQ for NPI, redesigns, and procurement projects.
• Gather specifications for RFx processes, internally and from suppliers.
• Input raw material and buy/resell pricing into ERP item cost and purchase agreements for new parts and savings projects.
• Maintain and clean up obsolete purchase agreements quarterly.
• Identify and execute tailspend reduction and trade working capital improvement projects.
• Ensure purchase agreement updates reflect changing prices as needed, following savings projects, economic updates, and new business.
• Assist with supplier outreach communications and trade compliance.
• Support due diligence information collection for regulatory certifications (RoHS, REACH, HTS, PFAS).
• Conduct PPV analysis and track Non-Rank 1 purchases.
• Assist in preparing procurement fact-packs for internal and external reporting.
   

Education

• College, university, or equivalent degree in field appropriate for the function required. 
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3-6 years of work experience in supply chain.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to effectively prioritize workload.
• Excellent follow-up and follow-through skills to ensure procurement tasks are completed efficiently.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with internal teams and external vendors to ensure required goods, materials, equipment, and services arrive on time, at cost, with good quality.
• Familiarity with vendor management and procurement best practices.
• Prior experience with material cost take out (MCTO) strategies (reverse auctions, negotiation, make vs. buy) to achieve YoY cost reduction goals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven implementation of Global Commodity Strategies.
• Familiarity with risk management best practices to ensure supply continuity.
• Proven negotiation skills in working capital improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in driving cross-functional change.
• Efficient project management experience with complex, modular programs through implementation, steady state, and obsolescence.

Base salary range: $ 92,725.60 - $ 115,907.00 
Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate’s qualifications and experience, where appropriate. 
 

Compensation and Benefits 
Base salary rate commensurate with experience. Additional benefits vary between locations and include options such as our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Medical/Dental/Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, other personal and professional benefits. 
 

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At Atmus, we are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. 
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