Sr. Buyer at AMETEK in Baldwin Park, CA

Position Requirements:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for purchasing & negotiating materials, supplies, & equipment from approved vendors.

• Evaluates vendor quotes & services to determine most desirable suppliers.

• Source and establish new suppliers.

• Expedite materials.

• Load data and operate from MRP including generation of outside operation report/process, material shortages report, evaluation and management of min/max report.

• Generate Purchase orders.

• Responsible for generating and executing inventory provisioning plan.

• Work to eliminate excess and obsolete parts and rationalize similar parts:

• Knowledge of product families.

• Work with marketing to standardize parts on existing and new products.

• Work with product managers to plan ahead of time for product life cycle shifts.

• Track key suppliers for any issues that may affect their ability to supply product.

• Participate in supplier audits, scoring performance, and certification visits with Quality.

• Knowledge of the auditing process, documents and forms.

• Ability to effectively communicate with suppliers (written and verbally).

• Oversee and facilitate the improvement activities of all buyer/planner related all key measures (Quality – PPM, Delivery – On time to Lead Time, Freight Management, PPV, Cash Flow – 10% year-over-year) and Continuous Improvement tools.

• Assist in establishing specifications before requesting quotations.

• Performance will be measured by the individual’s ability to:

• Maintain the required inventory turns for components.

• Work with vendors ensuring continual supply while adhering to cost/inventory objectives.

• Meet or exceed cost reduction initiatives.

• Knowledge of the written procedures, documents, and forms used to measure, analyze, report, and score supplier performance to stated requirements.

• Expedite and respond to shortages in an immediate fashion to ensure no production interruption:

• Measure number of stock-outs and respond with appropriate countermeasures.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline required.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of buyer/planner or inventory management experience

• MRO inventory management experience preferred.

• Advanced written and oral communications skills.