Buyer

Job Description

• Lead and collaborate with requesting departments including Engineering, PM, Material Control, Production, Warehouse, etc. on SOW, specifications, sample evaluation, and budget of purchase requests to ensure timely and accurate purchasing and delivery.
• Monitor and analyze supply market competitor trends, manage supplier matrix, and purchasing strategies.
• Sources and evaluates suppliers for requested products or services based on price, warranty, terms, quality, delivery capacities, and efficiencies; works closely with Strategic Sourcing to advance enterprise-wide sourcing programs as appropriate.
• Negotiates and analyzes quotations, including price, warranty, and delivery priority, to secure the most favorable terms for the company.
• Maintains and generates Purchase Orders in SAP, ensures approval compliance, issues POs, follows up with suppliers on order confirmation, and tracks on-time deliveries.
• Manages purchase records, tracking, and documentation.
• Collaborates with Warehouse and Accounting on goods receiving, vendor setup, invoice, and payment when necessary.
• Generates reports from SAP, tracking and analyzing procurement data.
• Collaborates with Warehouse and Accounting on goods receiving, vendor setup, invoice, and payment when necessary.
• Collaborates with Warehouse and Accounting on goods receiving, vendor setup, invoice, and payment when necessary.
• Collaborates with Warehouse and Accounting on goods receiving, vendor setup, invoice, and payment when necessary.
• Coordinates supplier BID submissions as needed, tracks evaluation status, and ensures audit-ready documentation for leadership review.
• Identifies workflow gaps and proposes improvements in PO review, quote validation, and vendor communication tracking.
• Other tasks as assigned by management.

Competencies

• SAP, Microsoft Office, data tracking and analysis.
• Communication proficiency, External: supplier relationship management with strong negotiation skills, Internal: efficient cross function teams' collaboration and reporting to all levels of senior management.
• Strong business and project scenes with Time Management, Risk Management, Strategic Thinking.
• Well organized, self-motivated, and resourceful managing complex situations.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Engineering, or related field; other technical degrees with business background also considered.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in purchasing, procurement, or other disciplines requiring significant negotiation processes.

Work Environment

This job operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and calculator, ten key by touch.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk; or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Travel

5% - 20% travel is expected for this position.

Pay Range

$70,304.00-$85,000 DOE

Equal Opportunity Employer

RIDE is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, religious creed, physical disability, mental disability, age, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment.