Buyer

Volt is immediately hiring a Buyer in McGregor, TX

As a Buyer, you will:

• Conduct supplier analysis to build sourcing plans, optimize costs, ensure supply continuity, and manage the supply base using a stratification model and playbook.
• Ensure supply base health by selecting suppliers on capability, quality, reliability, and price, enforcing performance through clear goals and control plans
• Analyze supplier capacity and equipment for rapid new product development and long-term production to implement an end-to-end product lifecycle strategy
• Direct initiatives driving aggressive improvements in supplier quality, total cost, service levels, delivery, pricing, lead times, payment, and risk compliance
• Develop scorecards to track supplier KPIs for senior management reporting, benchmarking performance metrics against the budget monthly to show continuous improvement
• Build internal relationships to align procurement with business needs, guiding engineering on design decisions and driving Make vs. Buy strategies
• Execute sourcing strategies by managing RFIs/RFPs, bid events, selection criteria, supplier negotiations, contracting, and ongoing contract management
• Coordinate with Engineering and Quality to determine the root cause of rejected material and drive changes to eliminate quality issues
• Administer moderate to large contracts, independently negotiating pricing, terminology, technical scope, liability, indemnification, intellectual property, and export compliance
• Execute purchasing transactions by issuing purchase orders for company programs, ensuring delivery, and maintaining accurate MRP master data
• Consult and advise buyer/planners on tactical procurement strategies to ensure their professional development and operational success
• Conduct director-level supply base health reviews to secure executive support for the supply base management plan.

This is a full-time, Contract opportunity.

Duration – 3 months

You will need the following to succeed in this role:

• Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of experience working in a supply chain, production, or engineering function 

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience reading drawings and blueprints
• Technical knowledge in a commodity – for example, composites raw material, composite component manufacturing, machining, avionics, soft goods etc.
• Experience in sourcing from a global supply base using various contractual models

Pay range: $23.00 - $27.00/ hr

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.

Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please email hr_dept@volt.com or call (866) -898-0005. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.  The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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