Job Overview

A buyer is responsible to provide material on time to production team and save materials for the plan based on demand provided by planning team. Also, a buyer II should be providing and sharing experience to the team.

Job Requirements

• Responsible for obtaining materials components, equipment and services, gather quotations, examine bids, and award contracts
• Performing cost analysis and volume planning for commodities, evaluate vendor reliability and develop new supply sources where required 
• They coordinate purchasing activities with the manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at planned levels and monitor cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value. 
• They also look for and recommend cost saving proposals including make vs. buy analysis, alternative sourcing, and vendor evaluation criteria as well as develop specifications for new contract orders 
• Procurement of raw material, equipment, consumables and services according to purchasing procedures
• Follow and communicate purchasing procedures to departments; assist departments with purchasing requests 
• Coordinate material transfer between plants. 
• Work with production planning and engineering to align supplier and customer requirements 
• Work closely with planning & quality department in relation to material specifications and conditions 
• Maintain contact with suppliers to establish relationships and give feedback on performance. 
• Create weekly report of materials on risk to communicate to management 
• Look for savings and improve lead times from vendors 
• Inventory Turns 
• Freight cost reduction 
• Supplier performance review 
• Review open order reports and update as necessary. 
• Coordinate with sales on the Kanban / IPB forecast 
• All other assigned functions 

What your background should look like

• MRP knowledge – Experience working with MRP system. 
• English – Needs to have the capacity to communicate on a fluid way (Spoken and Written) 50-60% 
• Problem Solving- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with staff at all levels of the organization 
• Analytics Ability to evaluate and minimize costs and evaluate purchase quantities, also finding new opportunities for the organization. 
• Action Oriented - Enjoys working hard and under pressure to avoid lines down. 
• Knowledge – the buyer might know very well purchasing process to keep lines running and the needs of the business. Also, should know to manage vendors, reports, 
• Skills- Must have soft skills to work as a team, support team members, be proactive. 
• Abilities- Communication to internal and external customers, Understanding the market and needs of the company. 
• Ability to evaluate and minimize costs and evaluate purchase quantities. 
• Good Communication Skills 
• Competent organization skills and effective interpersonal skills. / Teamwork 
• Ability to handle confidential and intellectual property information 
• Ability to write routine reports 
• Ability to work under pressure 
• Minimum 2 years of experience and knowledge in purchasing and inventory
• Bachelor’s in business administration, Industrial Engineering or similar
• Excel high level

Competencies