1 Job in Waunakee, WI
Astrosoft-Development is Hiring a Senior Buyer Near Waunakee, WI
What You Will Do
- Responsible for domestic and international supplier selection, negotiation, order processing and on-time-delivery while supporting target costing for parts and projects.
- Make recommendations and decisions regarding vendor selection and inventory levels, with focus on Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) and cost.
- Establish and maintain working relationships with vendors that maximize vendor benefits and value to RenewAire. Criteria include factors such as lead time, quality, cost, assured supply and vendor partnership / knowledge capability.
- Pursue continuous improvement of our materials position by investigation of enhanced alternate relationships, suppliers or materials.
- Participate in RenewAire Quick Product Development meetings, supporting the purchasing aspects of new product releases.
- Prepare and analyze data and necessary information to provide recommendations to management for making critical decisions that impact RenewAire.
- Utilize Microsoft Access or similar data tools to analyze purchasing plans and make decisions in relation to high variability customer demand and dynamic inventory levels, to enhance overall companywide effectiveness.
- Utilize data visualization tools to make supply planning, part availability, and inventory levels status/challenges/opportunities/risks more visible to a wider supply chain/ops team, vendors, and stakeholders.
- Work with Coworkers to maintain and improve systems which deliver materials for production. Focus on system responsiveness, inventory accuracy, and reporting potential.
- Assist in the improvement of specific internal procedures required to maintain system integrity and material flow, such as non-conforming parts, late deliveries, short shipments, etc.
- Engineering Part Change Form responsibilities
- Bachelor’s Degree in business or equivalent experience
- 5-10 years previous purchasing experience
- Experience with QRM and/or willingness to learn
- ISM or APICS certification preferred
- Must have strong knowledge of purchasing, inventory control and ERP/MRP practices and techniques
- Manufacturing experience with HVAC and/or related material types (e.g. sheet metal, electronics / PCBA (printed circuit board assemblies), motors / impellers) preferred
- Excellent proficiency in related software, e.g. Microsoft applications, especially Excel. Microsoft Access proficiency strongly preferred
- Must have profound analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- An excellent team player
- Outstanding technical knowledge
- Proven results when questioning the status quo to improve existing processes.
- Proactively shares knowledge within team
Job Summary
Full Time
$87k-109k (estimate)
06/01/2024
06/30/2024
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