Buyer

Job Overview:

The Buyer is responsible for ensuring raw materials, components and subassemblies are delivered to the production site to support production needs. This individual must fully understand the company’s supply chain and production operations, as well as be an expert on their assigned product or commodities. They will deploy inventory strategies, be responsible for product change and associated material planning implications, manage and solve exceptions, and drive supplier execution. This role involves daily management of supply and constraints, status reporting and supplier engagement. The Buyer role requires close collaboration with the logistics department, parts room, operations and quality.

Responsibilities:

• Execution of the tactical buying processes to ensure parts and material supply to support the production schedules and overall customer requirements.
• Communication with suppliers, parts room, logistics, production and quality to support optimal delivery performance of our suppliers and maximized output of our production operations.
• Effectively communicate potential interruption in part supply, and ensuring persistent follow through until a resolution is achieved.
• Monitor and action exception messages in Syteline.
• Manage inventory levels to balance continuation of production and reduction of inventory days on hand.
• Daily monitoring on delivery of open orders, prepare returns of damaged or unused parts.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers.
• Identify opportunities for inventory days on hand reduction as well as cost reductions.
• Participate in planned physical inventories.
• Participate in and support the sales inventory and operations planning process as assigned.
• Periodic review of master data such as supplier lead times, MOQ’s, re-order point / safety stocks.
• Expedite orders with suppliers when delayed or urgent.
• Report on supplier on-time delivery metric for portfolio parts / suppliers.
• Be prepared for scheduled and impromptu meetings, be able to work as a team.
• Maintain a safe, clean and organized work environment, be at your workstation on time daily.
• Drive continuous process improvements and training of processes.
• Embrace ETE Reman’s Core Values

Required Skills and qualifications:

• Academic degree is preferred, with an emphasis on supply chain, operations or business management.
• APICS CPIM certification or similar is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience in buyer planning roles and inventory management in an automotive or industrial manufacturing environment.
• Computer literate, strong communication and excellent math skills, able to work with Excel.
• Experience and proficient in working with MRP/ERP systems.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
• Have a Can-Do Attitude, with good time management, communication, and decision-making skills
• Self-starting and motivated; believe in teamwork and uphold the ability to always help others
• Adhere to all safety rules, give it your all every day, must have regular, reliable, and predictable attendance