Manufacturing Buyer I

Primary Job Function:

Responsible for supplier sourcing and procurement functions directly associated with the company's needs for indirect materials and services, fixed assets and tooling, and selection of production materials and services.

These products and services are to be secured at cost, quality, and delivery with competitive levels consistent with company policy and performance standards.

Primary Job Responsibilities:
• Initiates purchase orders to suppliers for parts, capital equipment, services, and/or special tools; Collaborate with responsible stakeholders in each department to plan requirements by product category/vendor, assure timely execution of product and services sourcing activities for the assigned plant.
• Responsible for RFQ process in assigned responsibilities including Secure and analyze quotations; negotiate price and terms with suppliers; recommend suppliers with respect to cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness.
• Participate and contribute to the global procurement initiatives and purchasing meetings including products, service and freight.
• Implement cost savings proposals including alternative sourcing, spot buy efficiencies, capital cost improvement, including, but not limited to VMI, consignment, payment terms, credit card.
• Monitor and open POs for aging over 12 months.
• Responsible to evaluate & pushback price increase requests in coordination with Purchasing Manager & stakeholders.

Follow up and manage supply agreements in coordination with Supply Chain Manager.
• Hold accountability for audit and IATF procurement compliance, including, but not limited to supplier selection and development, vendors’ profiles, W-9, insurance, certifications, scorecards, performance, etc.

Support Responsibilities:
• Provide support for other plants during times of purchasing personnel absence.
• Support continuous improvements in all aspects of the procurement process and best practices.
• Commercially support production, design, quality, and/or delivery problems solving.
• Support materials management and operations for expedite of critical deliveries of purchased items in order to meet required delivery schedules.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Position Qualifications:
• Minimum two-year degree with emphasis in business administration, supply chain, economics, and/or engineering with two (2) years of progressively responsible purchasing and materials control (MRP) experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced personal computer skills, mainframe operations related to ERP software, and knowledge of purchasing/accounting processes required.
• Preferred experience using SAP software (MM & PP module transactions).
• Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Advanced use of Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Desirable experience in quality & finance purchasing audits

Position Key Attributes:
• Strong computer & Microsoft o...