Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

Buyer II

Location:

Memphis, TN 38118

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Contract assignment:
Start Date:
October 1, 2026-August 4, 2029

Payrate: $ an hour

Drive Smarter Sourcing. Build Stronger Supply Chains.

We’re looking for a Buyer II professional to join our team in Memphis, Tennessee. In this role, you’ll play a critical part in ensuring materials supply meets business demand while helping optimize cost, supplier performance, quality, and overall supply chain efficiency.

As a Buyer II, you’ll work closely with suppliers, Materials Planners, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing leadership, customers, and internal teams to make strategic sourcing decisions and deliver solutions that support business goals.

• Manage MRP activities to help ensure materials supply aligns with demand.
• Develop supply base and Supply Chain strategies tailored to customer and Business Unit requirements.
• Partner with Purchasing Management and Supply Chain Management to determine the best approach for meeting customer needs.
• Support customer requirements using standard processes where possible and customized solutions when needed.
• Help influence customer supply chain strategies to leverage capabilities and preferred sourcing strategies.
• Support and contribute to continuous improvement of Supply Chain Management initiatives.

• Communicate expectations, requirements, and performance standards to suppliers.
• Conduct supplier audits, visits, certifications, and performance reviews.
• Monitor supplier delivery, quality, service, and overall performance in partnership with Materials Planners.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen and continuously improve the supply base.
• Collaborate with Materials Planners to ensure suppliers effectively support overall business needs.

• Quote new and existing materials and collaborate with Materials Quotation Analysts when applicable.
• Regularly re-quote materials and negotiate pricing to identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Make sourcing decisions based on total cost and business value, including:
• Price
• Duties
• Freight
• Flexibility
• Service
• Performance
• Quality
• Terms and conditions
• Negotiate commercial terms that protect the interests and its customers.
• Negotiate liability terms, special stocking arrangements, and other agreements outside standard terms and conditions.
• Ensure execution of negotiated pricing and terms agreements, including Worldwide Purchasing Agreements.

• Analyze and project component purchase prices to accurately reflect inventory values during the Standard Costing process.
• Provide input to establish competitive quoted costs while maximizing Materials Price Variance (MPV).
• Continuously optimize MPV by reducing material costs and limiting unfavorable PPV/MPV.
• Work with Business Unit Management to obtain customer authorization for additional expenses, including material premiums, freight, and tooling charges.

• Work with internal teams and customers to identify opportunities to add preferred and strategic suppliers to customers’ Approved Manufacturer Lists (AMLs).
• Monitor supplier performance and provide feedback to drive continuous improvement.
• Support initiatives that improve sourcing options, cost, quality, delivery, and supply chain performance.

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts involving discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, and other business calculations.
• Understanding of basic algebra and geometry concepts.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, including the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions…