Details of Job:

Job Title: Buyer (PHJP00002912)

Location: Jacksonville, FL 32254

Duration: 6 Months Contract (Temp)

Shift timings: 1st Shift (6:30 am - 5:00 pm)

Job Summary:

• The Buyer is responsible for commodities or assignments requiring the application of basic purchasing principles, theories, and concepts.
• The Buyer ensures timely acquisitions of products or services from known sources of supply.
• Additionally, the Buyer may resolve issues in the areas of requisition accuracy and completeness, on-time delivery, or supplier payment functioning in a closely supervised environment.

Essential Functions:

• Identifies and recommends suppliers by investigating potential suppliers, and researching parts, equipment, machinery, services, and materials availability.
• Conducts supplier site visits and evaluates them as to production capability, performance, delivery, and other key business criteria.
• May complete supplier certification as part of a technical and/or quality team.
• Purchases parts, equipment, and materials by preparing requests for quotations and submitting purchase orders with approved suppliers.
• Issues purchase orders and agreements that accurately reflect price, schedule, terms, and conditions as negotiated with suppliers.
• Maintains accurate lead times for assigned commodities.
• Evaluate bids for standard and non-standard items.
• Select suppliers for lower-cost items or items of limited scope and complexity and negotiates price, delivery, quality, and service. Develops alternate sources of supply by identifying and researching prospective suppliers.
• Monitors and evaluates supplier performance. Advises appropriate personnel of impending supplier failure to fulfill contractual agreements that may delay production or delivery.
• Resolves shipment quality discrepancies by mediating supplier/manufacturing issues. Facilitates the resolution of issues by arranging and participating in conferences between suppliers and company personnel.
• Negotiates and settles damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations, and engineering changes with suppliers.
• Provide parts, equipment, and materials information by answering questions and requests.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities and provides suggestions for cost reduction and improved efficiency.
• Complies with federal, state, and aerospace industry regulations; ensures adherence to requirements and advises management on needed actions. Complies with Government/Commercial Practices Manual (GPM/CPM) policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• 4-year college degree in Supply Chain management or relevant discipline.
• Experience and/or exposure to supply chain concepts and methodologies, and manufacturing through internships or training programs.
• Possess analytical and technical skills required to understand business practices and recommend proper automation opportunities.
• Must have intermediate computer skills and be able to understand of electronic processing.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills for effective interface with all internal and external contacts.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift

Application Question(s):

• Please provide your email address

Experience:

• Procurement/ Buying: 3 years (Preferred)
• Purchasing: 3 years (Preferred)
• Manufacturing Industry: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road