Buyer - Commodity Specialist/Mgr 1

JOB DESCRIPTION

 

Job Title: Buyer

 

Primary Function of Position:

 

Manages procurement of direct materials to support business

 

requirements: including purchase order management, negotiating costs,

 

purchase order management, and inventory management. Assists with key

 

procurement initiatives as directed by management.

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

 

• Administers and manages purchase orders and delivery commitments to

 

designated suppliers as necessary to support production and/or sales

 

requirements within the business.

 

• Reviews, interprets, and communicates material demand forecast and

 

manages capacity planning for assigned commodity groups and/or

 

supplier relationships.

 

• Supports alignment of production supplier requirements and sourcing

 

strategies with those of product development (NPI) for designated

 

suppliers/commodities to ensure uninterrupted material availability,

 

alignment of risk, and cost goals with vision for the business.

 

• Owns performance management and improvement efforts for designated

 

suppliers, providing information to strategic purchasing for supplier

 

business reviews.

 

• Utilizes lean sourcing principles (Kanban, consignment, and other similar

 

material pull methods) to achieve 100% material availability and optimize

 

on-hand inventory.

 

• Embraces continuous improvement techniques to drive toward attainment

 

of key purchasing metrics (supplier on-time delivery, quality, inventory

 

turns, problem shelf, expedited inbound freight, vendor scrap, E&O

 

reduction).

 

• Leverages problem solving skills to propose solutions to identified supply

 

chain issues.

 

• Coordinates engineering change order activity with suppliers and other

 

functional groups.

 

• Coordinate with strategic purchasing price changes due to cost reduction

 

initiatives, volume pricing or requested by supplier.

 

• Supports assigned commodity team by participating in identified risk

 

mitigation and cost reduction opportunities and supporting other

 

commodity projects as assigned.

 

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:

 

• BS degree or equivalent

 

• 3+ years of purchasing experience in a regulated industry manufacturing

 

environment (medical device preferred).

 

• Computer experience including MS Office products and ERP systems,

 

preferably SAP and Agile.

 

• Working knowledge of buying, material planning, master scheduling, and

 

forecasting.

 

• Demonstrates concern for precision and thoroughness.

 

• Ability to consistently achieve stretch goals and objectives.

 

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects successfully.

 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

 

• English 90%

 

• Availability to travel to both domestic and international suppliers.