Senior Buyer (G-Project)

Position Senior Buyer Report to: Manager, Materials Department: Materials Location: Houston or relocation as required Responsibilities INVENTORY: The Senior Buyer will be responsible for driving inventory turns performance on a customer‑by‑customer basis. Working with Account Managers to ensure the correct inventory policies are being applied to support individual customers’ supply requirements and the business goals. MATERIALS PLANNING: The Senior Buyer will be responsible for ensuring a good material pipeline is established and that material requirements for each customer are aligned with the site build schedule. SUPERVISION: Coordinate all material planner and expeditor activities daily, ensuring the correct level of staff and skill levels to manage all material aspects of the business. SYSTEMS: Maintain integrity of all materials data loaded onto facility systems. Ensure that users, such as SAP and MAPS, are fully trained and aware of these systems’ capabilities. INVENTORY: Establish process to analyse and publish inventory accuracy reports weekly. Examine inventory movement, processes, and procedures to accurately track, move, and dispose of inventory. MRB / DISPOSALS: Manage movement and disposal of excess, damaged, or obsolete materials. Assign tasks in MRB process and ensure daily action and disposal of non‑conforming material. COMMUNICATION: Establish and maintain effective communication within the Materials Planning Group and the factory so employees are aware of issues. TEAMWORK: Act as good team member, aware of business issues, and deputize for Materials Manager when needed. APPRAISALS: Administer structured appraisal system, training needs analysis, succession planning, and employee development. REQUISITION CONTROL: Obtain manual and electronic approvals for all materials requisitions before purchase orders are placed by the European Procurement group. MEASUREMENTS: Responsible for regular Materials KPI, Minimum E&O, Supplier KPI, % Inventory in MRB, Line downtime due to material, Excess, Inventory aging. Implement processes to measure and report these metrics weekly. Qualifications and Experience Further education qualification such as a Degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent recognised qualification. At least three years of management/supervisory experience in a materials role, preferably within high‑volume electronics manufacturing. Clean driving license and current full passport. Flexibility with respect to working hours and foreign travel; overtime expected and paid in salary. Good command of business English; additional language skills beneficial. Primary Skills / Competences Good organisational and leadership skills with the capability to delegate and reprioritise based on business conditions. Good command of business English; additional language skills beneficial. Good communicator able to work at all levels positively and constructively. Second Priority Skills and Competences Presentation skills. Monotonous tolerance. Advanced Excel user. Responsibility for others’ work. #J-18808-Ljbffr Foxconn Industrial Internet - FII