Corporate Buyer

With around 480 locations in over 40 countries, thyssenkrupp Materials Services is the biggest materials distributor and service provider in the western world. The broad service spectrum offered by the materials experts enables customers to focus on their individual core business. The area of Materials Services spans two strategic areas: global materials distribution as one-stop-shop – from steel and stainless steel, tubes and pipes, nonferrous metals and specialty materials to plastics and raw materials – and tailored services in the areas of materials management and supply chain management. An extensive omnichannel architecture offers 250,000 customers worldwide cross-channel, round-the-clock access to more than 150,000 products and services. A highly efficient logistics system ensures that all requested services are smoothly integrated into customer production processes “just-in-time” or “just-in-sequence”.

thyssenkrupp Materials NA is a subsidiary of the internationally operating thyssenkrupp Group. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, thyssenkrupp Materials NA is a leading provider of production materials and integrated service solutions with almost 2,900 employees and more than 95 locations in North America. With annual sales of $2.9 billion, the company is focused on value-added processing and distribution of a full line of aluminum, stainless, copper, brass, specialty metals, steel, and plastics products. Supply chain management, transportation and logistics, and production support outsourcing solutions are among the many services provided to customers. Business units include Copper and Brass Sales, Engineered Plastics, Ken-Mac Metals, OnlineMetals, thyssenkrupp Steel Services, thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services, and thyssenkrupp Materials de Mexico.

Summary of Position:
To manage product responsibilities including: purchasing, quoting, expediting, de-expediting and tactical supply chain management.

Key Accountabilities:

 Quote and support sales contracts
 Convert Purchase Requisitions to purchase orders.
 Utilize the Business Unit ERP to manage standard inventory items.
 Manage supply chain to schedule material to meet stated inventory objectives.
 Review and process return purchase orders.
 Enter credits and debits upon request.
 Have an understanding of the supply base including contact and general costing information, lead time and capabilities.
 Establish supplier relationships with both inside and outside sales contacts.
 Understand of corporate objectives, including ROCE, sales/ operations/ purchasing.
 A complete understanding of the Purchasing System and the process for contracts and scheduling agreements.
 Purchase for Contractual Agreements and work with regions to evaluate risk and review alternatives.
 General understanding of internal processing equipment.
 Understand the global supply base.
 Effectively communicate with both internal customers and the supply base
 Meets TKMNA Employee Attributes / Competencies

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:
 Knowledge of purchasing procedures- normally acquired through the completion of a Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management or other closely related fields.
 Work requires a general understanding of company policies and procedures and the individual to maintain accurate records and files.
 Work requires a basic understanding of supplier and general mill capabilities. This can be acquired in 6-12 months through training and experience.
 Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and work on day-to-day basis with purchasing mill contacts and internal customers.

Preferred Requirements:

• 2 years Purchasing experience
• 3 years of experience in demand planning, supply planning, and balancing these plans within capital constraints goals.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirement for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

**Candidates must be authorized to work in the USA**

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