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Job Title: Purchasing Supplier Development Buying Associate Duration : 12 Months Contract (Possibility of Extension) Pay: $28 per hour on a w2 basis without benefits/holiday/vacation Shift Timing: 8am to 04:30pm Description: Our Purchasing Supplier Development (PSD) Buying Department is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Purchasing Associate. The person in this role will support PSD Buying groups with administrative tasks, supplier follow-up and system processing. The person in this role will support PSD’s objective to develop our outsourced supply base to ensure overall best cost, quality, manufacturability, and operational self-reliance. Key Responsibilities: Execute buying Operating Procedures (OPs) including supplier set up, price variance management, and payment requisitions. Process and manage SAP/Ariba PR/PO data Weekly report management Supplier follow-up to confirm data, request information, and late requests status Document & update business process OPs to improve divisional efficiency Manage document distribution, organization, and retention Resolve day-to-day supplier issues related to system communication failures, payment issues, late assignments, etc. Support company events such as North American Supplier Meeting, etc. Overall administrative duties (travel, catering, expense reports, meeting scheduling) Qualifications Associate degree or higher or 2+ years equivalent experience in a professional business environment Minimum 1 year experience working in a direct or support role in Automotive Buying/Purchasing/Procurement Proficiency with Microsoft Excel including ability to complete macros, pivot tables and VLOOKUP (candidates must be tested and score 80% or better) Proficiency with PowerPoint (intermediate or above...candidates must be tested and score 80% or better) Working experience with Microsoft Power BI (including data links, slicer manipulation, report filters and basic troubleshooting) Added Bonus Bachelor's Degree or higher Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI (including data importation, report creation and intermediate troubleshooting) Minimum 1year experience with Microsoft Visio or Lucid, including flow chart creation and modification Minimum 1 year Experience with SAP Ariba Experience with gap analysis and problem identification through understanding of large data sets and procedures #J-18808-Ljbffr Acro