Buyer

Job Title: Buyer Department: Planning


Job Summary:

The Buyer will assist in the planning, procurement, storage, control, and distribution of materials and products according to company needs and customer requirements. The Buyer will work daily with Operations Management, Project Management, and Logistics to assure company targets are met as efficiently as possible. Develops efficient procurement solutions and supports senior management with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies. This role requires excellent communication skills, strong analytical skills, and knowledge of MRP systems.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop creative and innovative procurement processes that focus on identifying areas of opportunity and reducing cost.
• Negotiate the best prices and commercial conditions to ensure best supply of components maximizing the profit.
• Utilize your technical knowledge to identify alternate suppliers and materials and identify areas for improvement.
• Analyze market conditions and advise of any changes that may affect supply of parts and materials
• Engage interest and participation of others in a collaborative manner.
• Share lessons learned and best practices with the team.
• Follow up on orders placed to ensure on time delivery on both external suppliers and intercompany orders.
• Lead the supplier management process from identification of potential suppliers thru supplier performance improvement plans.
• Proactively identify and resolve any issues with the importing processes of goods to the local service center as well as coordination and problem solving for fulfilling contractual deliveries.
• Setting up supply agreements with key suppliers to ensure preferential pricing and delivery.
• Review of stock levels to ensure optimal inventory is held on site.
• Mentor and train low-level purchasing

Knowledge, Skill, and Experience:

• Supplier management subject matter expert
• Knowledge and implementation at the purchasing level of technical requirements and quality related to products.
• Resilient, self-motivated, and ability to work under pressure
• Knowledge of the requirements of our markets
• Global and strategic negotiating skills
• Strategic thinking and ability to monitor material trends to stay ahead of market changes
• Comfortable using technology to manage procurement in order to stay in front of upcoming changes
• Ability to translate numbers and data into reliable insight and articulate clear and actionable communications.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from diverse teams in the business
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Access, and Microsoft Excel (such as VLOOKUP, PIVOT TABLE)

Education and Experience:

• BS or BA Degree in relevant field
• Purchasing techniques proficiency
• Understanding of all the main purchasing areas: negotiations, evaluation and development of suppliers, supplier quality, logistics etc.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

EEO Statement

Starplast USA, LLC prohibits discrimination based on the following protected categories: race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex/gender (including pregnancy), marital status, civil status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or disability.