Buyer

Summary: The Buyer will form an integral part of the Purchasing team continuously improving the buying process while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: others may be assigned:

• Reviews, executes, and enters purchase orders for the items assigned to MRP requirements.
• Expedites delivery of goods on routine shortages and communicates outcomes to production. Recognizes critical shortages and communicates them immediately to management. Works to find and present solutions.
• Requests Return Materials Authorizations (RMA) on rejected materials and processes paperwork in a timely manner. Identifies consistent quality problems and requests corrective actions.
• Research invoice discrepancies and works with suppliers to resolve variances.
• Updates all Purchase Order changes in a timely manner.
• Communicates on a timely basis with all internal customers and management.
• Implements internal changes required by released ECNs/ECOs. Communicates revision changes to suppliers and manages any transitions or EOL activities.
• Follows up consistently on supplier commitments in regards to late, return, and critical deliveries, corrective actions, sample requests and receiving and invoice discrepancies.
• In collaboration with Strategic Sourcing, execute defined supplier strategies (Exit, Leverage, Maintain)
• Manages special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• MS Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of MRP systems
• Prior experience within a manufacturing environment
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to develop & maintain supplier relationships.
• Bachelor’s degree in related area, or equivalent experience and training.
• Prior experience in a supply chain-related role preferred, but not required.
• APICS certification (CPIM, CSCP) or equivalent training preferred.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Reading: The ability to read, and interpret English documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and reports, drawings and schematics

Writing: The ability to write and/or type all types of correspondence or reports.

Mathematics: knowledge of accounting principles the ability to analyze figures and basic mathematical skills

Customer Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions

Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas by speaking so others will understand

Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken work and sentences

Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense

Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)

Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., pattern of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Attention to Detail: The ability to be precise and thorough in completing work task.

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Soft Skills: Communication: Active Listening, Negotiation, Nonverbal communication, Persuasion, Presentation, Reading body language, Verbal, Visual, Critical Thinking: Adaptability, Critical Observation, Desire to Learn, Flexibility, Innovation, Problem Solving, Research, Thinking outside the box, Tolerance of change and uncertainty, Teamwork: Accepting Feedback, Collaboration, Dealing with Office Politics, Diversity Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Establishing interpersonal relationships, Dealing with Difficult personalities, Intercultural competence, Interpersonal skills, Networking, Self-Awareness Leadership: Conflict Management, Conflict resolution, Decision Making, Delegation, Facilitation, Giving Clear Feedback, Inspiring others, Managing difficult conversation, Mentoring, Motivating

Physical Demands Stand or Sit: Must be able to remain in a stationary position (sitting) 75 percent or more of the time.

Walk: The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

Use hands/fingers to handle or feel: Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery (i.e., a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer) Repetitive movement is also required.

Climb (stairs/ladders) or balance: Occasionally ascends/descends stairs to assist other departments.

Stoop, Kneel, Crouch, or Crawl: The person in this position needs to use these positions to access file cabinets, drawers or other office.

Talk/Hear: The person in this position regularly communicates with other employees and customers via phone or in person.

See: Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust and focus.

Carry Weight, Lift, Push or Pull: Frequently moves boxes of files and other boxes containing paper or misc. items. The employee must occasionally lift, move, push, and/or carry up to 25lbs, and rarely lift, move, push, and/or carry up to 50lbs.

Employee may be subject to random drug and alcohol testing under FAA regulations.

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.

Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people. Exposed to any number of elements, but none present to the extent of being disagreeable

"This job description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this specification. Any essential function or requirement of this class will be evaluated as necessary should an incumbent/applicant be unable to perform the function or requirement due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the incumbent/applicant unless it would present an undue hardship for the employer."