Responsibilities
- Under moderate supervision performs tasks associated with the role of senior buyer, in support of commodity management, planning, program management, quality and manufacturing operations.
- As Buy Reports are generated by the ERP system, review to identify and action all buy, defer, expedite, or cancelation signals for their appropriate parts portfolio.
- Negotiate at time of order placement any additional material discounts and/or terms.
- Publish supplier open order reports to custom parts suppliers and communicate any issues to production.
- Provides Supplier evaluation communication on a consistent cadence to ensure concerns, as well as positive performance, are communicated effectively and consistently.
- Analyze buy messages to maximize VPA and discount terms agreements with Tier 1 & 2 suppliers.
- Work with Production Planners to ensure material availability to maximize production capacity.
- Review ECN's and recommend material effectivity date involving new and/or parts substitutions to production planner.
- Ensure all purchased materials are in-house on time, and at acceptable quality levels. Generate actions plans when criteria are not met.
- Drives for continuing improvement in all pertinent supplier metrics.
Qualifications
- BS/BA degree or equivalent experience in technical or business field desired.
- Strong negotiation, analytical and problem solving skills.
Salary Range: 75k-$95k annually, commensurate with experience