Buyer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Procuring direct, indirect and shop supplies, services and equipment as required.
•    Planning and issuing PO’s to suppliers based on material requirements.
•    Generate cost savings via negotiating, alternate sourcing or process improvements.
•    Drive inventory reduction using lean principles internally and externally.
•    Improve material flow thru lean manufacturing systems internally and with external suppliers.
•    Develop and implement system improvements through Oracle and Excel to better support production, reporting of metrics and improve material flow.
•    First point of escalation to resolve supplier issues and concerns.
•    Effective and efficient transition of new materials into the supply chain.
•    Resolve A/P issues.

Education/ Skills/ Experience:

•    BS/BA Degree with a minimum of three to five years experience required; or equivalent combination of education and experiences.
•    Certifications of CPM and/or CPIM are preferred.
•    Ability to read, analyze and negotiate contracts, strategic agreements, financial reports and legal documents
•    Lean experience is preferred.
•    Knowledge of Microsoft Office and ERP systems; Oracle experience preferred.
•    Excellent communications skills with business partners in all levels of the organization in a cross cultural environment.
•    Ability to work with minimal supervision.
•    Some travel may be required.

Physical Skills and Abilities:

Physical Demands 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.