Buyer I

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.

Position: Buyer I

Duration: 6 Months

Location: College Park, GA, 30337

Work Type: Temporary Assignment

Job Type: Onsite

Shift Timings: 7:00 A.M - 3:30 P.M (M-F)

Job Summary:

• Coordinates activities involved with procuring, tracking, and expediting goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts and supplies at a competitive price, delivery, and quality via the issuance of a purchase order.

Duties:

• Schedules and tracks the material deliveries based upon production schedule and other program requirements.

• Confers with suppliers to obtain product or service information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.

• Prepares purchase orders and bid requests.

• Basic negotiation and administration of agreements with suppliers and other representatives within scope of authority.

• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.

• Analyzes price proposals, financial reports and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.

• Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance and inventories.

• Support achievement of department metrics.

• Enters purchase orders into MRP system and issues to supplier via internet, fax or e-mail. Maintains purchase order status and follows up on unconfirmed and past due orders plus requirements due in coming weeks.

• Arbitrates claims and resolves complaints generated during performance of purchase order or contract, escalating issues to the Purchasing Manager as appropriate.

• Interacts with Engineering, Planning and Production to ensure any changes in production requirements are flowed down to suppliers.

• Maintains professionalism in developing collaborative relationships with internal customers, partners and suppliers.

• Liaise with planners to control scheduling of parts to ensure stock levels meet demands while achieving site level/corporate financial targets.

• Evaluates defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control, users, vendors and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.

• Updates suppliers with engineering changes and drawings.

• Actively manages supplier performance.

• Develops commodity/market knowledge and maintains roster of available supply sources.

• Approves invoices for payment within scope of authority.

• Expedites delivery of goods to users.

Experience:

• 1-3 years of experience in purchasing is required.

• Entry level job with little or no prior relevant work experience

• Acquires basic skills to perform routine tasks

• Work is prescribed and completed with little autonomy

• Works with either close supervision or under clearly defined procedures

Education:

• College degree is preferred (Preferably a degree in Supply Chain management or related field) or comparable experience.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.