Buyer - ELSP

About the role

This position reports to the Purchasing Manager. The work model for the role is onsite in Mebane, NC.

Responsibilities

• Purchase materials according to required technical specifications, price, delivery schedule, and terms.
• Ensure purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures.
• Identify new suppliers in cooperation with the relevant category team.
• Place purchase orders with suppliers for the procurement of production material as required by forecast and the production schedule.
• Monitor status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials, including timely resolution, communication, and mitigation of future potential supply issues.
• Expedite or defer orders as required based on schedule/inventory discrepancies and/or adjustments.
• Determine and establish optimal inventory levels based on forecast, demand variation and material lead times.
• Coordinate material flows throughout product/BOM changes, obsolescence, and introduction of new suppliers and/or materials due to new product development or launches.
• Provide help and support to internal materials areas such as Receiving, Warehouse & Inventory Management to ensure proper transactions are done in the system.
• Manage and resolve issues regarding PO due to invoice discrepancies, returns and/or quality issues within the supplier database.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Materials, Planning, Purchasing, Inventory Management, etc.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Advanced Excel, Outlook) and purchasing software; SAP preferred.
• Strong planning and organizational skills; analytical with a methodical approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Fluency in English, written and verbal.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Benefits

• Choice between two medical plan options: a PPO plan (Copay Plan) or a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account).
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus.
• Vision benefit.
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay) and company paid AD&D (1X base pay).
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance (100% employee paid up to maximums).
• Short Term Disability (up to 26 weeks, company paid) and Long Term Disability (60% of pay, company paid; ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay).
• Supplemental benefits (100% employee paid): Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Employee Assistance Program with support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation, virtual health, and infertility/adoption.
• Employee discount program.
• 401k Savings Plan with company contributions.
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP).
• 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.