Buyer - E-commerce

Buyer 2 – Haas Automation

Salary Range: $67,000 - $91,000 per year

As the largest machine tool builder in the western world, we need world‑class talent in all of our departments. Haas is a very vertically integrated company, with a wide range of high‑tech career opportunities available. We are also the same Haas that owns the Haas Factory Racing Team and the Haas F1 Team from the Netflix series "Drive to Survive". The Buyer 2 role is a novice supply chain professional responsible for representing the company in the sourcing, strategic selection and management of vendors with the goal of procuring the highest quality products on time and within agreed‑upon terms under only general supervision.

• Use discretion and independent judgment to procure components, materials and equipment that meet demand while making decisions on economic order quantities factoring in considerations such as price, delivery costs, demand levels, timing, market trends and potential for design changes/obsolescence.
• Align product deliveries to minimize inventory while ensuring that production and service needs are being met. Assess financial and schedule risks in order to recommend volume buys, etc.
• Perform market research to identify vendors/suppliers and determine viability to meet the needs of the business. Assess vendor/supplier capabilities based on factory audits and performance and make decisions to drive improvement.
• Manage qualification and implementation of products from new suppliers by consulting with internal engineering, quality & production teams.
• Negotiate cost reductions, mitigate cost increases and ensure optimal terms utilizing market data, technical understanding and other strategic methods to maximize benefit to Haas.
• Initiate projects to resource parts and identify/recommend alternate designs and/or manufacturing methods for current parts and new design prototype requests.
• Using quantitative skills/methods to analyze components/raw material costs.
• Perform variance analyses for price changes.
• Lead resolution on supplier‑related quality, design or manufacturing issues with the support from the appropriate departments at Haas.
• Monitor ongoing supplier performance, provide supplier feedback through a supplier scorecard, and drive completion of Corrective Action reports for any quality/delivery issues.
• Review key purchasing drivers (lead time, safety stock, lot size) and identify areas where drivers need to be adjusted to ensure they meet the current needs of the business.
• Employees are expected to follow instructions, procedures and to escalate any issue impacting workflow, quality, etc.
• Employees must exhibit honesty and integrity as well as demonstrate adherence to rules, procedures and policies.

This job does not have any supervisory activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Microsoft Office Experience Required.
• Understands specifications and blueprint reading.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with suppliers and other co‑workers.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment in the performance of essential duties.
• 0–5% travel required.

Desired

Qualifications:

• Advanced knowledge of Excel a plus.
• SAP Experience preferred.

Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS/BFA/BSA) from a four‑year college or university is required, plus additional related experience, training and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Major: Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering

0–1 year

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