Buyer - Commodity Specialist\/Mgr 1

Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Buyer

Primary Function of Position:

Manages procurement of direct materials to support business

requirements: including purchase order management, negotiating costs,

purchase order management, and inventory management. Assists with key

procurement initiatives as directed by management.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Administers and manages purchase orders and delivery commitments to

designated suppliers as necessary to support production and/or sales

requirements within the business.

Reviews, interprets, and communicates material demand forecast and

manages capacity planning for assigned commodity groups and/or

supplier relationships.

Supports alignment of production supplier requirements and sourcing

strategies with those of product development (NPI) for designated

suppliers/commodities to ensure uninterrupted material availability,

alignment of risk, and cost goals with vision for the business.

Owns performance management and improvement efforts for designated

suppliers, providing information to strategic purchasing for supplier

business reviews.

Utilizes lean sourcing principles (Kanban, consignment, and other similar

material pull methods) to achieve 100% material availability and optimize

on-hand inventory.

Embraces continuous improvement techniques to drive toward attainment

of key purchasing metrics (supplier on-time delivery, quality, inventory

turns, problem shelf, expedited inbound freight, vendor scrap, E&O

reduction).

Leverages problem solving skills to propose solutions to identified supply

chain issues.

Coordinates engineering change order activity with suppliers and other

functional groups.

Coordinate with strategic purchasing price changes due to cost reduction

initiatives, volume pricing or requested by supplier.

Supports assigned commodity team by participating in identified risk

mitigation and cost reduction opportunities and supporting other

commodity projects as assigned.

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:

BS degree or equivalent

3+ years of purchasing experience in a regulated industry manufacturing

environment (medical device preferred).

Computer experience including MS Office products and ERP systems,

preferably SAP and Agile.

Working knowledge of buying, material planning, master scheduling, and

forecasting.

Demonstrates concern for precision and thoroughness.

Ability to consistently achieve stretch goals and objectives.

Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects successfully.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

English 90%

Availability to travel to both domestic and international suppliers.

Enable Skills-Based Hiring

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Additional Details

• Pre-identified worker (First Name, Last Name) & Supplier Name : (No Value)
• Job Posting Type : Agency Recruited Worker Required
• Shift : Fulltime 10hrs 4 days/week
• Worker Legal Name (For Manager Sourced Only) : (No Value)