Buyer

About the role

Your goal will be to maintain relationships with suppliers and identify local suppliers for indirect materials. You will establish economic order quantities (EOQ) and shipment cadence for every component. You will understand and monitor purchasing triggers, discrete purchase orders and automated vendor schedules. You will also monitor the flow of components from suppliers to the plant to ensure optimized packaging and compliance with EOQ directives.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between multiple departments to ensure the delivery of appropriate component parts to manufacturing facilities through ordering and expediting as needed
• Maintain necessary records of purchase, price, stock and consumption, supplier/vendor, specifications and catalog files
• Manage relationships with suppliers and internal functions and proactively communicate demand schedules to suppliers
• Maintain supplier requisite programs to manage unanticipated demand spikes as needed; creates and manages lead-time reduction programs with suppliers
• Analyze purchasing practices, evaluate quotes and perform cost/price and value analysis to recommend or develop alternative suppliers
• Ensure compliance with supplier contracts and commercial terms sheets
• Maintain records for tooling at vendors; submits capital requests for tooling upgrades or replacement with sufficient lead time
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Finance or Business or related field, or equivalent education and experience
• 1-2 years of relevant experience supporting the purchasing process within a manufacturing environment
• Understanding of sourcing/supply strategies, materials requirements planning and other replenishment planning techniques
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Highly proficient in Excel - Navigation, formating, formulas, functions, tables, ranges, basic analysis, charts, automations and export
• Ability to work in a team environment and to build business relationships
• Ability to represent the company with suppliers in a business-like, professional manner. Must be able to build and sustain relationships
• Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and/or location