Buyer

Lead the purchasing team to be effective and reactive to production needs while ensuring cost-saving measures, procedures, and company objectives are followed and successfully implemented.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Identify strategic partners and deliver improved cost reductions for the organization through supplier management, negotiations, strategic sourcing, commodity management, and total cost principles.
• Manage the purchasing suggestions for RFP and PO creation, late deliveries, requisitions, and reporting for purchasing team.
• Ensure the organization’s SOPs, direction, and goals are communicated and executed within the purchasing team.
• Manage workload, expedites, priorities, and commodities within the purchasing team.
• Minimize purchasing price variance overage and defective material issues.
• Work with Quality for vendor rework, scrap, and accurate certificates of compliance.
• Determine bulk buys where there are cost savings and added support to manufacturing production.
• Collaborate across multiple departments, including production, procurement, quality, and engineering to expedite materials required to support customer demand.
• Must be able to communicate and effectively deal with all members of the staff.
• Reliable and punctual attendance with a positive and cooperative attitude.
• Other duties may be assigned to accomplish company or department objectives.