Buyer

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Timely ordering of required materials and requisition review.
• ERP system maintenance of parameters such as supplier lead times, etc.
• Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.
• Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
• Creates, solicits, and analyzes supplier RFQ’s.
• Compares prices, specifications, and delivery dates and awards contracts to bidders or places orders with suppliers.
• Reviews bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
• Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Expedites delivery of goods to users.
• International buying and negotiating.
• Verifies nomenclature and specifications of purchase requests.
• Verifies invoices from suppliers with bids and purchase orders and approves invoices for payment.
• Negotiates pricing and delivery.
• Uses MRP to initiate and change purchase orders, maintain adequate levels of inventory using data and visual inspections, and updates specifications on inventory items.
• Expedites late purchase orders.
• Collaborates with Quality and suppliers to disposition off-standard purchased material.
• Identify root cause and initiate corrective action.
• Sends copies of updated material specifications to vendors.
• Participates in various continuous improvement projects as required.
• Line-item inventory approval level is $35,000 or less.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and detailed oriented.
• Reads and interprets documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Writes routine reports and correspondence.
• Calculates figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Applies concepts of basic algebra, geometry, and blueprint reading.
• Solves practical problems and deals with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Interprets a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Understands and supports KPI’s in daily work.
• Experienced/proficient in Microsoft Excel, MS Office SAP experience desired.
• APICS/ISM certification desired.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years related experience.