PURCHASING STAFF - BUYER

PURCHASING STAFF - BUYER

PAY: $56,000 – $63,000

VISA SPONSORSHIP: NO

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: NO

REMOTE: NO

Stanley Electric is offering a rewarding career in Purchasing as a Staff-level Buyer for a highly motivated individual with two years of Buyer experience and proficiency in MRP and Micro Soft Office applications.

ABOUT US:

Stanley Electric US is a full-service, tier one supplier to Honda, specializing in the design and production of lighting equipment, accessories, and electronic components. Our London, Ohio facility houses lighting and mold design, construction, production engineering, and dedicated associates in our Quality, Assembly, Sales, and Customer Service departments. At Stanley, we blaze our own trail to a brilliant future by daring to outshine light.

HOW YOU WILL OUTSHINE:

• Attaining cost down targets.
• Expeditiously responding to customer demand, inventory discrepancies.
• Being results-driven and detailed oriented with excellent follow-through and a strong sense of urgency.
• Having a strategic, analytical and wholistic approach to improvement opportunities.
• Being highly motivated and collaborative.

• Having a positive attitude, flexibility, and problem-solving mentality.

• You are adept at multi-tasking and know how to prioritize.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Facilitating several active accounts to ensure efficient and uninterrupted operations for production lines by:

• Receiving and reviewing quotes to ensure that packaging meets specifications and to control any price changes for materials to attain cost-down during mass production. To coordinate timing of price change with Acct Payable.
• Creating and issuing purchase orders for components after reviewing inventory needs to ensure that production operates without interruption. Perform frequent physical inventory counts to review / evaluate inventory levels meet production requirements.
• Responding to supplier errors and take corrective action by issuing a DTR (delivery trouble report) and a CAR (corrective action request) to suppliers. To prepare accurate monthly in supplier evaluations, and to take actions to correct performance problems.
• Setting up and maintaining stores minimum and maximum based on customer rate of sale. Requires update as conditions change. Minimize overflow condition.
• Expediting of all materials and components due to changes in customer demand, inventory discrepancies, or rejects to ensure the efficient running of production lines.
• Regularly communicating with suppliers about any open issues, problems or concerns to establish that the supplier is meeting the requirements of the purchase order agreement.
• Processing all products in reject area on a daily basis.

HOW YOU WILL QUALIFY:

• You have an Associate’s degree in business or related field or equivalent experience described above
• You have 2 years of experience as a buyer, preferably in the automotive industry.
• You are proficient in MRP and Microsoft Office.
• You are a strong negotiator.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Occasional overnight travel may be required to perform essential functions at remote locations or receive training.
• Required to work overtime (unplanned and unscheduled) to meet customer deadlines and requirements.

All Stanley U.S. Associates share in the effort to achieve customer satisfaction and continuously improve overall performance. Success is found in the delivery of high-quality products on a timely basis at a competitive price. Every team member, in the conduct of his or her daily activities and interactions, has abundant opportunity to make a positive contribution. While no listing of duties and responsibilities can completely capture the many ways this opportunity presents itself, fulfilling the responsibilities of her or his role is one important means by which an individual Associate contributes to Stanley’s overall success.

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