What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Beacon Engineering Resources?
Essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to:
- Analyze data to determine cost saving opportunities through vendor consolidation, contract negotiations with focus on cost initiatives with suppliers.
- Coordination of departmental efforts for purchasing-related issues
- Support/Execute supplier and commondity strategies to support procurement and manufacturing operations.
- Material status reporting on expedited and late material orders
- Ongoing problem solving and support of material shortages and problem parts
- Assist with ERP, JIT, Kanban, or other logistics systems set-up, as needed. Maintain the accuracy of purchase item data and planning parameters driving the ERP/MRP processes
- Documenting vendor meetings and appropriate follow up
- Bachelor's Degree in Business or equivalent a must
- 1-3 Years related experience preferable
- ISM or APICS certification preferred
- Strong negotiation, communication and analytical skills required
- Knowledge of SQL, access and cloud based collaborative software
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing practices
- Must be able to work with ITAR products and related data without restriction