Buyer Purchasing

Source, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers to achieve optimal cost, quality, and service and to meet commercial

Bring Analyze business unit needs to mitigate assigned products supply and delivery risks, recommend appropriate solutions, and implement as approved

Research new equipment suppliers utilizing the Company's quality system

Identify and recommend new suppliers to develop globally to support business unit needs and lower costs

Negotiate with assigned suppliers to achieve lower material costs and on time delivery

Gather data to manage performance evaluation of assigned product's supplier and submit to manager

Gather data to negotiate terms and conditions, payment terms, and other financial terms and agreements with suppliers, as requested

Recommend risk assessment and abatement plan to meet budgets, targets, and schedules and provide to Sourcing Manager to present to business units

Track non-conformance reports, cost of quality and prepare for supplier recovery activities

Generate the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) buyer's report that identifies the requisitions to be processed and determine order of priority

Evaluate committed dates for order placement and delivery, in collaboration with business unit management

Organize supplier meetings to update business unit engineers on the latest technology and products

Obtain competitive quotes for equipment and material requisitions

Notify finance department of new "ship-to" locations of suppliers

Process completed requisitions, enter data as required, and forward to Purchasing Specialist

Advise project managers and business unit engineers of equipment delivery schedules in a timely manner

Provide timely updates on subcontractor performance, market trends, and supplier relationships to management

Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment

Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws

Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience

• 2 years of experience purchasing in an industrial or commercial environment
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook, and ERP
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 10%, sometimes with limited notice

Purchasing experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency, international, industrial environment

Advanced Excel skills

Proficiency in Oracle

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