What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Judge Direct Placement?
The Judge Group is seeking a Buyer for our client in their Carrollton, TX area corporate offices.
COMPENSATION: $60,000 to $63,000
LOCATION: Fully onsite
MUST HAVE: BS degree in business, Finance or related
MUST HAVE: BS Degree
MUST HAVE: 4 years’ experience Buying in a manufacturing operation (Heavy Industrial, Automotive, or similar industry)
MUST HAVE: CPIM certification, or other APICS certification
MUST HAVE: Detailed knowledge of purchasing policies, procedures
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Procuring parts used directly in the manufacturing process of large industrial machinery
- Manage the assigned commodities and suppliers
- Meet parts cost, quality and availability goals
- Develop, source, and manage foreign / domestic suppliers
- Buy parts and materials necessary to support production requirements
- Perform all procurement duties
- Manage all supplier contracts
- Collaborate with Engineers, Finance, Quality, Marketing, and suppliers understand instructions
- Achieve cost savings plans with current suppliers and seek new opportunities with potential new suppliers
- Assist production in inventory availability and quality problems
- Evaluate new sources of supply
- Identify potential suppliers by reviewing previous domestic and foreign suppliers. Involve quality competitive suppliers early in the design cycle
- Handle quote request forms from potential suppliers
- Process Engineering change requests and change notices to suppliers and negotiate pricing
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- BS Degree
- 4 years’ experience Buying in a manufacturing operation (Heavy Industrial, Automotive, or similar industry)
- CPIM certification, or other APICS certification
- Detailed knowledge of purchasing policies, procedures
- Experience creating price analysis
- Knowledge of import/export issues
- Knowledge of pricing of raw materials, labor rates, and manufacturing costs
- Ability to read and understand blueprints, bills of materials, formal engineering change processes, supplier processes
- Strong MS Office including Outlook, Excel, Word
- Must be a US Citizen or a Green Card Holder
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Salary : $60,000 - $63,000