Buyer

Scope of the Position

Coordinates activities involved with procuring commodity goods in an automotive environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement global sourcing strategies for key commodities.
• Confer and negotiate with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, delivery, etc.
• Prepare requests for quotation, analyze responses, and make sourcing recommendations to the Purchasing Director and Vice President-Purchasing.
• Coordinate/negotiate purchase orders and/or contracts.
• Review current and potential supplier manufacturing locations/audits, to determine supply capabilities.
• Champion cost savings activities for selected commodities.
• Maintain manual and/or computerized procurement records.
• Discuss defective goods or services with quality personnel, manufacturing and suppliers to identify the “root cause” of the problem, so that it can be rectified.
• Monitor supplier value/supply chain to ensure continuous supply in the event of a supply interruption or shortage.

Qualifications

• We are seeking a buyer with 2+ years of experience in automotive parts
• Solid analytical, computer and math skills
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in written form
• Good decision-making skills
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• High level of attention to detail
• Ability to organize and analyze large amounts of data.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in business is strongly preferred.
• Basic understanding of technical specifications and manufacturing processes a plus.