Senior Kit Buyer

COMPANY PROFILE

Great Minds, a mission driven Public Benefit Corporation, brings teachers and scholars together to craft exemplary instructional materials that inspire joy in teaching and learning. Our English curriculum, Wit & Wisdom®, Eureka Math™ and PhD Science™, all support teachers as they take students beyond rote learning to provide a deeper, more complete understanding of the humanities, mathematics, and the sciences. Founded in 2007, Great Minds now employs more than 1,000 people.

For additional information please visit: www.greatminds.org

OUR MARKET POSITION

Great Minds’ Eureka Math is the most widely used curriculum in the history of American education. It enjoys an unrivaled 40+ net promoter score. Eureka and its sister products, Wit & Wisdom English and PhD Science, embrace much higher expectations for all students and all teachers. In a market dominated by scripted, procedural materials that drive expectations down, Great Minds produces curricula that celebrate knowledge, respect the craft of teaching, and acknowledge the true capabilities of students.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Director, Supply Chain Kit & Print Operations, the Senior Buyer will play a pivotal role in aligning our supply chain with the dynamic needs of educational environments. This role will act as the linchpin between Demand Planning, Sales, and Content teams, ensuring that Great Minds’ educational materials are stocked and ready to meet the demands of the current school year.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Interact frequently with suppliers to review buying needs.
• Develop and manage a demand planning forecast model.
• Develop a long-term strategy for managing the science and math kit businesses.
• Regularly meet with Sales, Product & Finance teams to identify annual forecasted and unplanned requirements.
• Manage vendors to established SLAs.
• Partner with internal teams to ensure necessary details are completed to allow for successful end-to end transactions, including timely qualification of components, list of back-up components, list pricing, costs, systems set-up, and invoicing.
• Provide detail and executive level reporting for inventory, backorders, shipments, etc.
• Investigate potential future contingency sources.
• Refine metrics to gauge supplier performance metrics and track/resolve vendor issues.
• Identify supplier reporting improvement opportunities; standardize reporting.
• Publish presentations communicating planned and evolving annual kit sales and sourcing strategies.
• Prepare supplier QBR meetings and meeting agendas.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in a related field
• 5+ years of experience in education materials’ purchasing
• 5+ years of experience providing recommendations for best BOM component/kit configurations applicable to existing and new products
• 5 years of experience with materials planning and forecasting
• 3 years of experience functioning at an intermediate level
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year of warehouse onboarding experience
• 1 year of experience working with SmartSheets
• Understanding of K-12 publishing companies

Education

Bachelor's Degree 

Status

Full Time

Location

Remote

Travel

Up to 10%

The base salary range for this position is $80,000.00-$89,000.00 however the offered salary may be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations.. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.

New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check.

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Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organization’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.

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