Buyer

Job Summary

This individual will be responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and management of strategies that provide optimal supply assurance, pricing, flexibility, quality and delivery performance.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in related role
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Strong understanding of supply strategy, KanBan, VMI, Safety Stock etc.
• Organized, open-minded & motivated self-starter
• Excellent communication skills to support pleasant interactions with a multi layered workforce
• Able to report findings and KPI’s to Purchasing Manager
• Proficient in MS Excel
• Demonstrated ability and direct experience managing vendor relationships and negotiations
• Proactive problem-solving methodology acting as a catalyst for bringing to right team members together to resolve issues
• Experience creating and resolving purchase orders in an ERP environment

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze bills of material and drawings/specifications to understand key requirements needed to achieve project goals
• Assist in bridging the gap between estimating/engineering/purchasing surrounding the inputs to BOMs
• Build strong genuine relationships with Suppliers to attain optimum price, quality, terms and delivery objectives
• Track and report KPI’s to management, as requested
• Support purchasing projects such as cost savings efforts, CapEx projects, etc.
• Support and enforce the Corrective Action process and issue SCARs when necessary to support process improvement
• Proactive communication to identify any potential gaps between purchase orders and the master production schedule
• All other duties as assigned

Work Conditions

• This position is on-site
• Occasional travel may be required for training or meetings
• Must be able to work flexible hours to accommodate different time zones (Central/Eastern/Mountain/Pacific), if necessary
• Be flexible for after-hours tasks, as needed