Buyer Direct

Buyer Direct

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Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion and cultivate a workplace culture of belonging that views uniqueness as a competitive edge and builds a community that enables our people to push the limits of innovation to make great products that create value and improve people's lives.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Columbia, SC

• Maintaining relations with the suppliers.
• Placing orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production.
• Receiving and handling the confirmations.
• Checking the purchase orders and modifying them according to the changes in the production plan with the help of the Shortage List and the Open Purchase Order List.
• Tracking shipments, expediting them if needed.
• Tracks materials financial performance and initiate corrective actions when required.
• Dealing with claims, settling debit and credit issues.
• Filing and recording all necessary documents, maintaining data integrity and privacy.
• Getting in touch with the right warehouse personnel and having the discrepancy modified if there are any inventory discrepancies.
• Assuring all active components are procured according to production needs, in time, for the correct price.
• Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.
• Orders, reschedules and cancels material based on requisitions and MRP output.
• Manages supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate.
• Approves invoices for payment.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 5 years of procurement experience.
• Bachelor's degree Commodities, Business, Accounting or equivalent experience.
• Effectively present information and acknowledge questions from groups.
• Problem solving experience with multiple variables.
• Advance
  
  Experience:
  
  Working usage of Word, Excel and Power Point, data entry, ten-key, spreadsheet (PC), ERP software.
• Manufacturing experience required.
• Ensures compliance with standards.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Supply Chain

Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process.

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