Buyer

Buyer

Pay: $30-28

Duration:1 year, possibility of extension based on demand.

Location: 100% Onsite - Fairport, NY

** DOD/ITAR Compliant Required - This is an ITAR facility. DOD compliance requires US Citizens for this role. **

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.
  
  

Performance Metrics:

• 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
  
  

Competencies (knowledge, skills and behaviors):

People:

• Conflict Management
• Cross-Cultural Agility
• Influencing
  
  

Business:

• Global Business Knowledge
• Problem Solving
  
  

Function/Technical:

• Commodity/Supply Chain Expertise
• Contract Writing/Management
• Negotiation
• Price/Cost Analysis
  
  

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree - Preferred (Technical field preferred, but not required)
• Associate's Degree - Minimum relevant experience
  
  

Required Experience:

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• 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.
  
  

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• Experience using SAP **
• Experience working in a matrix environment or on a cross-functional team.
• Experience in manufacturing operations, planning, quality, engineering, supply chain.
  
  

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