What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Buyer position at GE?
Job Description Summary
The Buyer will be responsible for defined work or projects with moderate complexity. In this role, you will follow an individual work plan, meet day-to-day short-term objectives, and resolve issues through immediate action or short-term planning.Job Description
About us:
Grid Solutions, a GE Renewable Energy business, serves customers globally with over 12,000 employees. We provide power utilities and industries worldwide with equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We are focused on addressing the challenges of the energy transition by enabling the safe and reliable connection of renewable and distributed energy resources to the grid. For more about GE’s Grid Solutions, visit https://www.gegridsolutions.com.
Essential Responsibilities:
As a Buyer, you will:
- Analyze, understand, and convert MRP messages to raw material purchase orders and plans to meet production/forecast demand
- Experience using ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle
- Identify and react to short term material plans that do not meet customer requirements
- Interface with production, sales, purchasing, and suppliers in order to schedule purchase orders of raw material
- Host supplier calls and in-person meetings when supplier performance is not meeting expectations
- Need good strategic thinking skills to predict issues and respond before there is downtime due to shortages
- Work with Quality and Supplier Quality to drive resolution on manufacturing material quality and supply issues
- Manage safety stock levels to minimize downtime due to shortages and not overly inflate inventory
- Implement and manage supplier VMI programs including EDI to reduce inventory
- Assist with cycle counting and yearly physical inventory
Qualifications/Requirements:
- High School Diploma / GED
- Minimum of 1 year of purchasing experience (electronics industry) with material planning experience using MRP, ERP
Desired Characteristics:
- More years of electronic component buying experience is a plus
- Prior experience in production control or planning, sourcing and/or material control environment (electronics industry preferred)
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and establish effective work priorities
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills – PivotTable, VLOOKUP, etc.
- APICS CPIM and or ISM CPM Certification
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
Additional Information
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Salary : $59,900 - $75,800
