Senior Buyer

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Company Name:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor International Corporation

Location:

Houston, TX, US, 77047

Job Description:

This role requires the day-to‑day procurement support of New Unit Business (NUB) packaging, Customer Service (CSB) components and MRO items. This includes RFQ, PO entry and management, supplier management & sourcing, expediting, cost control, material PO-invoice resolution and procurement reporting.

• Foster an environment of teamwork, compliance and continual improvement.
• Adhere to the Company's objectives, i.e. Safety, Quality, Environmental and Information Security
• Ensure compliance with departments’ standard procedures.
• Ensure that all requests from internal customers, for assigned categories, have clearly defined mechanical, performance and quality specifications and/or scope of work to effectively communicate MCO-I requirements to potential suppliers
• Prepare Requests for Quotation (RFQ) or Proposal (RFP) documents in accordance with the specifications and/or scopes of work, including all technical, commercial, and quality requirements
• During bid evaluation cycle, coordinate requests for technical clarification with engineering, commercial communications and bid clarification, as required
• Prepare and submit timely RFQ’s, obtain and organize quotations and proposals in designated folders
• Prepare complete commercial bid evaluations and prepare the sourcing recommendation for approval by supervisor
• Identify supplier source restrictions based on Approved Supplier or Material Lists (ASL/AML) as specified during project kickoff meetings. This includes Country of Origin (COO) restrictions.
• Conduct commercial negotiations and ensure properly documented achievements for KPI metrics with regard to cost savings, payment terms, freight, etc.
• Prepare and issue purchase orders, purchase order changes and negotiated outline agreements, as needed, to support operations’ need dates and customer contract dates. KPI’s are in place to measure performance
• Manage supplier performance through the use of open order reports and communicating quarterly metrics such as quality and OTD
• Regular follow up and expediting of materials, as required to support the business needs
• Ensure that supplier issues after the issuance of a purchase order are resolved timely and effectively. This includes but is not limited to delivery issues, quality issues, and invoicing issues
• Initiate the supplier correction action requests process (SCAR) for non-conforming materials and follow through to completion for rework or replacement of material, submission of required documents and charge backs to recover any costs incurred by MCO-I
• Assist with identifying & qualifying new suppliers for assigned categories, agree on terms and negotiate supply agreements when appropriate, including discount structures and volume rebates
• Proactively identify and communicate significant supplier, material, transit, cost and/or market trends that would impact MCO-I business
• Manage and negotiate supplier pricing agreements
• Initiate and coordinate with various service providers to support production, external and on‑site

• Work with IT, QA and other departments on continuous improvement projects related to systems and processes
• Support the development of policies, work procedures, and provide related training to internal stakeholders
• Become the MCO-I subject matter expert (SME) for assigned part categories
• Ensure that PO delivery dates are maintained accurately in SAP for stakeholder visibility and reporting integrity
• Update required status reports on defined frequency for CSB spares, NUB packaging or other supported teams
• Attend required meetings with operations, engineering, project management, spare parts team, etc. for purchased part issues affecting production schedules or customer delivery dates
• Complete all required company training, as assigned, in a timely manner
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

• Qualified candidates will possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management,…