What are the responsibilities and job description for the MRP Buyer position at Marathon Electric – Motors and Generators?
- Purchase materials, components, supplies, tooling, and services according to production requirements and company policies.
- Review material requirements, purchase requisitions, forecasts, inventory levels, and production schedules.
- Create, issue, and maintain purchase orders in ERP or purchasing systems.
- Confirm supplier pricing, lead times, quantities, delivery dates, payment terms, and other commercial conditions.
- Monitor open purchase orders and follow up with suppliers regarding delivery status, changes, shortages, and delays.
- Coordinate with internal teams to address material shortages, schedule changes, quality concerns, and supplier issues.
- Source and evaluate suppliers based on quality, cost, delivery, capacity, service, and overall performance.
- Obtain quotations, compare proposals, and support supplier selection and award decisions.
- Negotiate pricing, delivery, minimum order quantities, payment terms, and other commercial conditions within established authority.
- Support supplier onboarding, qualification, performance reviews, and corrective-action activities.
- Maintain accurate purchasing records, supplier information, pricing agreements, and material data.
- Review and resolve purchase order discrepancies, invoice issues, receiving variances, and pricing differences.
- Support inventory optimization by reviewing order quantities, safety stock, lot sizes, lead times, and obsolete or excess materials.
- Assist with cost-reduction, value-analysis, standardization, and supplier-development initiatives.
- Ensure purchased materials meet specifications, drawings, quality requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
- Support engineering changes, new-product introductions, alternate sourcing, and product transfers.
- Track and report supplier performance metrics, including on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, and cost performance.
- Participate in supplier meetings, business reviews, audits, and improvement activities.
- Support risk-management and business-continuity activities related to material availability and supplier capacity.
- Follow company purchasing policies, ethical sourcing requirements, export controls, and applicable laws and regulations.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
WEG stands out in innovation by constantly developing solutions to meet the major trends in energy efficiency, renewable energy and electric mobility. With manufacturing units in 17 countries and present in more than 135 countries, the company has more than 45,000 employees worldwide.
WEG’s net revenue reached R$ 32.5 billion in 2023, 52.9% from outside Brazil.
Our business areas are divided as follows.
Industrial Electro-Electronic Equipment
This area includes electric motors, drives and industrial automation equipment and services, and maintenance services. Electric motors and other related equipment find applications in practically all industrial segments, in equipment such as compressors, pumps and fans, for example.
Energy Generation, Transmission and Distribution (GTD)
Products and services included in this area are electric generators for hydraulic and thermal power plants (biomass), hydro turbines (small hydroelectric plants or PCH, and hydroelectric generators or CGH)), wind turbines, transformers, substations, control panels and system integration services.
Commercial and Appliance Motors
In this business area, our focus is the market of single phase motors for durable consumer goods, such as washing machines, air conditioners, water pumps, among others.
Paints and Varnishes
In this area, which includes liquid paints, powder paints, and electro-insulating varnishes, we have a very clear focus on industrial applications in Brazil and are expanding to Latin America and other regions.