Buyer II

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an international technology group with three core businesses: aerospace, defense, and security. It develops, produces, and markets engines and equipment for air and space, defense electronics, and security solutions.

Job Title: Buyer II
Location: Lancaster, NY 14086
Duration: 9 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite

Shift Timings: Monday To Friday (08:00 AM to 05:00 PM)

Job Description:

• Responsible for the purchase of material and services including price, quality, specifications, and delivery to meet manufacturing schedules.

• Ensure that supplier delivery schedules and quality are maintained at a level necessary to support production.

Duties:

• Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing.

• Negotiate pricing, quality and delivery criteria for required materials in connection with the placement of purchase orders for a selected list of commodities as designated by the Manager.

• Analyze the above criteria to determine the proper vendor to select.

• Process purchase requisitions for materials required for the production lines.

• Investigate all "Material Variance Reports" and coordinate between supplier and Quality and Engineering Departments to bring about acceptable corrective action.

• Coordinate any vendor questions or problems with Engineering, Quality, Sales and Accounting or other Departments as required.

• Counsel and assist other Department personnel on matters related to procurement problems.

• Coordinate with other internal departments and with suppliers on any special projects or programs as assigned by the Manager.

• Prepare and maintain departmental reports relative to cost reduction, new orders, change orders, total dollars placed, updating of projects and programs, or other reports as assigned.

• Act as a coordinator on all vendor visitations to ensure appropriate departmental functions are represented to achieve the intended objectives.

• Meet with planners to discuss delivery schedules and inform them when the suppliers scheduled deliveries do not support the requirements dates in the system.

• Notify planners of any changes in supplier deliveries as they occur.

• Responsible for developing small, disadvantaged suppliers and attaining Purchasing's objectives on purchases compliant with Military or Government contracts.

• Manage component deliveries in a manner that drives the suppliers to perform as promised both in regard to quality and on-time deliveries.

Experience:

• 3-6 years experience in purchasing or materials buyer in a manufacturing environment.

• MRP experience.

• CPAM would be a PLUS.

• Good communicator.

• Assertive personality.

• Basic purchasing skills including negotiations.

• Supplier evaluation experience.

• Cost reduction experience.

• Standard purchasing systems and procedures knowledge.

• Blueprint reading.

Education:

• College degree is preferred.

• Preferably a degree in Supply Chain management or related field.

• Comparable experience.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.