Buyer

About the role

The Buyer for direct material is responsible for ensuring that the KBC Procurement organization selects the most appropriate production material suppliers on the basis of price, quality, delivery and service with a focus on establishing a reliable supply base that consistently meets or exceeds KBC business priorities and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for direct material.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment and ensure the compliance with company's rules and policies.
• Must be able to comply with quality, product safety, and HSE rules, guidelines and regulations.
• Be energy conscious, if applicable.
• Must understand and comply with applicable standards (i.e.: ISO 9001, ISO 22163, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, AAR, and CMMI).
• Maintain and safeguard business records.
• Prepare accurate and complete Requests For Quotations (RFQs) and subsequent market studies in a timely manner to support critical business needs.
• Accurately maintain all required part & supplier system data details for assigned direct material commodities and effectively manage and execute all supplier contracts.
• Develop, maintain and execute Procurement strategy for assigned direct material commodities in order to meet business goals in the areas of sales, supplier on-time delivery, customer delivery reliability, quality & product performance.
• Actively promote and champion the use of best practice to ensure compliance with the organization’s policies and procedures.
• Provide commercial advice and support to Project Management, Engineering, Supplier Quality and Operations Teams.
• Act as a liaison between suppliers, manufacturers, and all relevant internal departments and clients to resolve issues and drive a continuous improvement mindset.
• Highlighting any major commercial risks or issues to Management and work with them to ensure the optimum solution.
• Participation in audits as required.
• Maintain thorough records at all times in compliance with company policies and procedures.

Requirements

The incumbent may be expected to travel as required both locally and internationally. General procurement support functions.

Qualifications

• Technical Capacity: ERP System (SAP) along with the ability to read and understand technical material for assigned commodities i.e. engineering drawings, material specifications, quality standards & requirements, etc.
• Problem Solving: desire to solve problem with analytical thinking.
• Understanding and professional experience with purchasing contracts.
• Excellent negotiation, customer service and communication skills.
• Strong market knowledge and experience in working across various functions, businesses and regions.

Skills

• Technical Capacity: ERP System (SAP) along with the ability to read and understand technical material for assigned commodities i.e. engineering drawings, material specifications, quality standards & requirements, etc.
• Problem Solving: desire to solve problem with analytical thinking.
• Understanding and professional experience with purchasing contracts.
• Excellent negotiation, customer service and communication skills.
• Strong market knowledge and experience in working across various functions, businesses and regions.

Benefits

Provided they meet all eligibility requirements under the applicable plan documents, employees (and their eligible dependents) will be eligible to enroll in group healthcare plans that offer medical, dental, vision, and basic life and disability insurance. Employees also will be able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Employees will also receive 120 hours of vacation leave and 40 hours of Personal Paid Absence every year. Employees will also enjoy 12 paid holidays, and 1 floating holiday throughout the calendar year, subject to relevant terms outlined in the employee handbook. 6 weeks of paid parental leave will also be available for use.

Pay

The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in Westminster, Maryland is $65,100.00 to $81,400.00 per year. The final pay offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, the type of years and experience within the industry and education.

Schedule

Hired applicant will be able to purchase company stock, subject to the relevant plan documents and annual bonuses based on achievement of certain metrics of up to 4% of annual salary.