Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

Job Details

Job Location:

Oxnard, CA 93030

Salary Range: $81,000.00 - $ Salary

Sr. Buyer Salary Range: $81,000 - $130,000/ Yr.

As the largest machine tool builder in the western world, we need world‑class talent in all of our departments. And we’re not just looking for people for the production floor. Haas is a very vertically integrated company, with a wide range of high‑tech career opportunities available.

Oh, and yes, we are the same Haas that owns the Haas Factory Racing Team, and Haas F1 Team from the Netflix series:
Drive to Survive.

The Buyer 4 is a highly experienced 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 general supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• 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 and manufacturing expertise, perform detailed “should-cost” analysis of products which includes analysis of components/raw materials costs.
• Lead resolution on supplier related quality, design or manufacturing issues with the support from the appropriate departments at Haas.
• Monitor on‑going suppliers’ 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 it meets the current needs of the business.
• Provide leadership to junior level buyers and coach on negotiation, should costing and analysis.
• Employees are expected to follow instructions, procedures and to elevate any issue impacting workflow, quality, etc.
• Employees must exhibit honesty and integrity as well as demonstrate adherence to rules, procedures and policies.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervised Employees

0

This job does not have any supervisory activities.

To perform this job successfully the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty adequately. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Microsoft Office experience required.
• Subject matter expert that understands key drivers for cost and technical details on construction and…