Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

Your Responsibilities Major Areas of Responsibility

• Ensure on-time delivery of goods and services
• Manage the purchase order processes and ensure delivery reliability through supplier follow-ups
• Perform supplier selection to secure the best possible commercial conditions for the business while ensuring full technical and operational performance on part of the supplier, taking into account applicable cluster strategies and suppliers
• Developing sourcing strategies and supplier evaluations

• Processing of purchase requisitions (making inquiries/RFQs to obtain offers, performing price comparisons, placing purchase orders in line with applicable approval procedures) and initiation of procurement transactions
• Preparation and issuance of purchase orders, using available ERP/IT-systems and processes; responsibility for issuing change orders (if required)
• Performing follow-ups on suppliers to ensure that goods have been delivered
• Updating delivery dates in the ERP/IT systems; planning and scheduling of production materials, if required
• Preparing, conducting, and post processing of negotiations in line with applicable approval procedures
• Documenting and supporting negotiation results and entering all required data in the relevant systems (e.g. prices, savings)
• Preparing statistics and analyses for strategic procurement (e.g. supplier volume/turnover structures)
• Checking of invoices for correctness of contents, prices, sums; clarification of price deviations in case of blocked/frozen invoices
• Performing deviation analyses, ensuring effective receivables management/claim management (simple claims in regular business only)
• Consultation with Business Areas (BA) and Clusters regarding demand specifications
• Optimization of technical requirements to improve procurement performance through active identification and implementation of technical optimization levers in direct material e.g. through design to cost approaches or cost driver analyses
• Managing PVOs for each purchasing group
• Developing and managing cost reduction projects
• Managing MRP (Material Requirements Planning) in SAP system
• Following up on orders and expediting orders, as necessary.

Salary Range - $70,000- $75,000

• Education/Credentials/Certifications/Experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Industrial Technology with a Supply Chain Management focus or Related field required
  • 1-2 years of experience as a buyer in manufacturing
• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
  • Knowledge of business practices
  • Technical background regarding parts, pieces, and equipment
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate with a variety of people
  • Excellent reasoning and problem solving ability
  • Knowledge of market prices
  • Ability to negotiate
  • Knowledge of vendor base o
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Previous experience using SAP a plus
  • Extremely organized
  • Detail-oriented
• Physical Demands and Working Conditions
  • Requires long periods of sitting and using office equipment and computers
  • Requires use of hands and fingers to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls
  • May require reaching, carrying, stooping, and light strength
    * to transport supplies and materials
  • May require clarity of vision at 20 inches or less