Buyer

Description

• Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others - Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
• Be a member of a team that evaluates, approves and on boards new suppliers as well as audits existing suppliers.
• Negotiate pricing and supplier programs, such as stocking agreements, VMI, consignment, etc…to ensure materials are readily available to Carel and savings targets are met.
• Manage the RFQ process.
• Participate in Inter-Department meetings with Engineering and Planning on project status and supplier updates.
• Collaborate with internal teams, such as Engineering, Planning, Logistics and Quality on any Supplier involvement to ensure an uninterrupted supply of quality materials, information, and services.
• Proactively manage stock outs or at risk materials to prevent manufacturing shut down.
• Monitor daily order confirmations and past due shipments and elevate any issues that will cause a stock out or manufacturing delay and provide daily updates to internal planners and manufacturing personnel as to delivery dates, delays, and/or process problems.
• Identify opportunities for localization, additional supplier depth and costs savings.
• Manage the Inter-Company and 3 rd party Supplier relationships by communicating forecast data, expectations and performance.
• Be the primary point of contact between Carel and assigned Suppliers.
• Interact with internal teams and suppliers to ensure disposition of defective materials.
• Perform a root-cause analysis to correct Supplier performance and/or quality issues.

Requirements

• Tactical and Strategic Analytical Skills - purchasing process, pricing and marketing trends, commodity index trends, market conditions. thinking strategically for lead-time reduction, cost reduction, and other supply chain initiatives
• Computer Knowledge - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. Must have a working knowledge of MRP (ORACLE Preferred), Excel, Word software programs
• Teamwork/Collaboration - Working as part of a team for assigned suppliers and manufacturing categories. Steady, collaborative personality.
• Language and Communication Skills - The ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to effectively present information in a one on one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization. Ability to communicate effectively with vendors and with other employees of the organization . Must be able to speak and read the English language, knowledge of Spanish preferred.
• Purchasing Knowledge - Metal and Mechanical components is a plus.
• Experience - and/or a minimum of two years' experience in purchasing or materials management. Experience with manufacturing processes.
• Education - minimum of a two-year Associate Degree in Business or Purchasing or equivalent experience;

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance