Buyer Purchasing jobs in Owensboro, KY

Job Title: Project Purchasing - Buyer

Company: Aisin World Corp. of America

Department: Purchasing - Project Purchasing

Location: Marion, IL (AMI)

Position Responsibilities

The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

• Leading and controlling purchasing projects to achieve targets.
• Review and analyze cost
• Collecting data to release to the buyer for quoting activity
• Communicating the progress of the project to team members and executives.
• Preparing necessary presentation material for meetings
• Maintaining purchasing project documents such as tracking sheet and reports

Required Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Organizational skills
• Microsoft Office (Excel)
• Negotiation Skills
• Document Management

Beneficial Skills and Experience

• 1-5 years of previous Purchasing and/or Project experience

Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, other Applied Science, or Purchasing supply chain management is preferred. Bachelor's degree in Business or other non-technical area is acceptable based on proven technical skill.

Travel Requirements

• Approximately 20 %
• Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

Work Environment Requirements

With reasonable accommodation:

• Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
• Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
• Must be able to operate as an effective team member.
• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.

Attendance/Work Hour Requirements

• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
• Must be willing and available to work weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.