What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at TalentBurst, an Inc 5000 company?
Job Title: Buyer III
Location: Fairport, NY 14450 (Onsite)
Duration: 12 Months
Schedule: Full-time, 8am-5pm, with some flexibility to allow for a 7am or 8:30am start; 40 hours/week. OT not anticipated.
Interview Process: 2 rounds - First Round phone screen with direct manager, Second Round onsite panel interview.
Role Purpose:
- Responsible for assured supply of materials, equipment and services, (on time, best price, high quality) in addition to competitive costs, minimizing inventories while ensuring optimum materials utilization, and supplier performance.
- Assists with Business Global Supply Management (GSM) Strategy Development. Deploys GSM strategies and plans to make decisions necessary to purchase product or services, aligned with organizational objectives and sourcing strategies.
- Assures Contribution Metrics are updated and linked with site/business cost reduction portfolio.
- Key player for negotiations with Suppliers, including Contract Administration.
- Owns/Assists with Supplier Relationship Management Process (including supplier audits).
- Creates and maintains contractual documents (Supply Agreements, Pricing Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Certificates of Insurance, etc.).
- Assists with Commodity Reviews and Supply Intelligence
- Inventory Management (where applicable): Organizes, controls, and minimizes materials on hand, slow moving and obsolete materials.
- Acts as GSM liaison between plants, including materials and quality areas.
- Recommends changes to purchasing practices/supply management to ensure conformance with established laws, policies, and ethical principles activity-based costing). Participates in the planning and implementation of these changes.
- Acts as main contact for RTP to ensure invoicing issues are eliminated or resolved immediately.
- Participates in cross-functional teams focused on process improvements, cost reduction and supply chain issue resolution
- Protects Intellectual Property (IP).
- Ensures compliance with internal and external auditing requirements related especially to GSM or any other certification (if applicable)
- Makes sure that the suppliers are environmental compliance, and that the scrap is correctly disposed
- Champions and advocates for the Global Buying Policy. Ensures compliance.
- 5 years' experience as a plant or corporate buyer.
- Hands-on Buyer experience required. Must have experience with duties such as placing orders, familiarity with MRP, and communication with key stakeholders and suppliers.
- Experience using SAP
- Experience working in a matrix environment or on a cross-functional team.
- Experience in manufacturing operations, planning, quality, engineering, supply chain.
- Experience with GSM processes and systems.
- Experience across multiple businesses, division and/or technologies.
- Experience with global manufacturing and business through work or project experience.
- Yellow or Green Belt Certification.
- Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) or Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), APICS or certification related to Supply Chain.
- Bachelor's Degree - Preferred (Technical field preferred, but not required)
- Associate's Degree - Minimum relevant experience
- Contribution Metrics
- Assigned suppliers' quality and performance metrics
- Shared Objectives Score %
- Global Objectives Performance
- Strategic Suppliers and/or % Under Contract / Management
- Transaction Reduction and process simplification
- Inventory Turns/Days of Supply
People:
- Conflict Management
- Cross-Cultural Agility
- Influencing
- Global Business Knowledge
- Problem Solving
- Commodity/Supply Chain Expertise
- Contract Writing/Management
- Negotiation
- Price/Cost Analysis
- Act with Integrity and Authenticity
- Focus on Customers
- Value Differences in People and Ideas
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Salary : $28 - $29