Senior Buyer

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Date: May 5, 2026

Location: Niagara Falls, CA

Company: PALFINGER

For more than 90 years, PALFINGER has set benchmarks with innovative crane and lifting solutions worldwide. As a leading technology and mechanical engineering company, we transform customer needs into seamlessly integrated solutions while providing opportunities for our people to grow, collaborate, and push beyond limits. We foster an environment where we reach up, reach out, and reach beyond. Become part of our team and let’s lift each other to create what’s next.

 

PALFINGER is seeking a driven and detail-oriented Senior Buyer to support our procurement operations in Niagara Falls, Ontario. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring materials availability, optimizing supplier performance, and driving cost efficiencies across the business. This is an excellent opportunity for a strategic thinker who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and is passionate about continuous improvement.

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Your Responsibilities:

 

  • Manage end-to-end purchasing activities, including issuing purchase orders and maintaining accurate purchasing data
  • Build and maintain strong supplier relationships while driving on-time delivery and resolving supply issues
  • Lead negotiations with suppliers to secure competitive pricing, contracts, and cost-saving opportunities
  • Monitor inventory levels and collaborate with internal teams to ensure material availability aligns with demand
  • Support strategic sourcing initiatives and continuous improvement efforts, including supplier consolidation and cost reduction programs
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Your Qualifications:

 

  • 5–7 years of purchasing or procurement experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment
  • Proven experience negotiating supplier contracts, particularly with metals and/or steel
  • Demonstrated track record of achieving cost savings and optimizing supplier performance
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and MRP or related systems, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
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What We Offer

 

  • Competitive compensation.
  • 401(k) with Company match.
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and short- and long-term disability (depending upon state). Wellness program offered. 
  • Paid Company holidays and paid Personal Time Off (PTO).
  • Opportunity for continuous learning and career growth.
  • This job posting describes the general nature of work performed by employees within this classification. The information on this posting is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of all responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Other duties may be assigned.
  • PALFINGER is not utilizing any external recruiting agencies for this opportunity.

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled

 

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled