What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Pinnacle Technology?
"This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements."
Job Designation:
• The Buyer uses expertise for a range of purchasing activities, including pricing and negotiating with suppliers to reach highest quality at best value.
• Performs complex purchasing activities, while ensuring procurement procedures are in compliance with government laws, regulations and management objectives.
Job Core Responsibilities:
• Use expertise for a range of purchasing activities, including pricing and negotiating with suppliers to reach highest quality at best value.
• Performs complex purchasing activities, while ensuring procurement procedures comply with government laws, regulations and management objectives.
• Performs complex purchasing activities including pricing, discount volume, negotiating terms and long-term contracts with suppliers, and delivery of goods\services
• Negotiates best terms (price, delivery, and payment terms) with suppliers, while maintaining efficient output of purchase orders, to reach highest quality at best value
• Establishes source selection criteria for evaluation of quotations including target pricing
• Evaluates quotations received from prospective suppliers and makes decisions regarding award of purchase orders
• Implements formal and legal contractual documentation into the purchase orders, encompassing all corporate and government requirements
• Resolves discrepancies between purchase order requirements and supplier performance
• Ensure compliance with government laws, regulations and procurement policies and procedures
• Identifies problem areas, initiates corrective action and establishes problem resolution dates in a timely manner
• Maintains current and accurate purchase order data in the purchasing system (e.g. delivery dates, pricing, change orders)
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree required Knowledge of the principles and practices of Procurement in aerospace/manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to write specifications, prepare bid documents, handle bidding process and analyze all bid results
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and database management
• Familiarity with production planning and demand forecasting
• Experience using procurement software such as SAP
Salary : $35 - $39