Buyer I
PCB manufactures sensors used by design engineers and predictive maintenance professionals to test and measure vibration, pressure, force, acoustics, load and shock for test, measurement, monitoring and control requirements. Our sensors support testing in aerospace and defense, automotive, transportation, civil engineering, and general R&D industries. PCB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amphenol Corporation.
About the role
As a Buyer I with PCB Piezotronics, Inc., you will procure goods and services by following all Purchasing procedures. This includes clear supplier communications regarding PO requirements, PCB policies, and resolution of all issues with internal/external customers.
Responsibilities
- Procures materials and services that conform to requirements of drawings/specifications, quality, delivery date, and special customer requirements.
- Follows up on late deliveries, PO lines without pricing, and unacknowledged POs.
- Works with the Materials Manager to:
- Identify raw material cost reduction opportunities through sourcing and developing alternate suppliers, including administering the Supplier Self Survey (PD013).
- Maintain item master information of raw material items, including pricing levels and lead times.
- Identify raw materials that are single sourced/single manufacturing plant to minimize supply risk.
- Courteously receives supplier representatives (scheduled and unscheduled) to explore new technologies or potential alternate suppliers.
- Participates in the quarterly Supplier Rating process, including calculating statistics, communicating results, and following up with suppliers having unacceptable ratings.
- Assists with reducing raw material lead times, purchase prices, and inventories using blanket orders, VMI output, and other procurement techniques.
- Assists with identifying SBA minority suppliers to maintain PCB’s compliance as a GSA contractor.
- Performs material planning/scheduling using planner’s workbench, production planning detail screens, and VMI reports.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or A.A.S. degree with relevant experience.
- One to three years of purchasing or planning experience in a related manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of BSD, MRP, ISO 9001, AS9100, ATEX.
- Good analytical, computer, communication, and negotiation skills.
- Good mechanical aptitude; able to read/interpret basic drawings.
Benefits
- 100% company-paid medical insurance premiums for you and your family.
- Dental and vision insurance.
- Company-funded HSA or HRA accounts (with enrollment in applicable health insurance plan).
- Paid time off.
- Employer-paid basic life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance.
- 401k company match.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Dependent scholarship program.
- Company-paid holidays, employee discounts, and holiday gift certificates.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
- Occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
This position requires access to “controlled technology” as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. 730 et. seq.) and “technical data” as defined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 C.F.R, Chapter 1, Subchapter M). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work.