Job description

Role: Purchasing/Buyer

Duration: 6 months

Location: Rochester, NY

Job Description

Major purpose:

Summary
Responsible for purchasing a variety of complex or technical materials, supplies and services in accordance with established processes and procedures. Primary commodities are Electrical components and related material.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Skilled in sourcing, pricing, negotiating and purchasing Custom Electrical Components in a Real Time MRP environment. Establishes and Maintains strategic sourcing networks with OEM’s. Compiles and analyzes statistical data to determine feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives. Confers with suppliers, and analyzes suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices and determines lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules. Reviews proposals, negotiates prices, selects or recommends suppliers, analyzes trends, follows up orders placed, verifies delivery, approves payment, and maintains necessary records.

Major functions:

• Analyzes changes in market conditions, prices, and suppliers
• Analyzes the requirements of the products required including preliminary specifications, supplier, and date product is needed.
• Assists in implementing procurement process improvement, including supplier management, as improvements are identified.
• Assists in solving procurement discrepancies, working with Accounting, suppliers and other internal departments.
• Assures that the product is delivered on schedule, at the negotiated price, and meets the quality standards of the company.
• Collaborate with Quality and Engineering to perform vendor source inspections in the development of new vendors and in support of vendor corrective actions
• Completes purchase order data entry, change orders, amendments, and other related documentation.
• Contributes to material cost reduction efforts.
• Coordinates all activities related to procurement of a commodity beginning with intent to purchase through delivery.
• Coordinates with Quality to manage discrepant material return process.
• Develops new sources of supply to support the companies’ quality and production goals. Manage the supply base effectively.
• Develops material cost reduction strategies.
• Evaluates supplier bids to validate compliance with the bid and proposal requests
• Follows up with suppliers and works through purchase order issues such as cost, quality, scheduled deliveries.
• Implements purchase contracts that comply with company and government regulations.
• Incorporates Engineering Change Orders as required.
• Maintains workflow and priorities
• Manages pertinent purchase activities and information regarding part shortages, alternate suppliers, and build and delivery schedules.
• Meets with suppliers to discuss contracts, price negotiations, lead-time issues, open order status, etc.
• Monitors vendor compliance with all the terms and conditions of the Purchase Order

Additional Job Requirements

Manage MRP. Maintain accurate MRP data. Familiarity with Deltek Costpoint ERP. Communicates well with supplier, program team and planning organization. Over communicates PO and supplier status.

Assignment travel details: 1 time per month. Domestic travel to suppliers. Airplane or car. Transportation mode depends on employee home and supplier location.

Remote details: Ideally this position will be hybrid, with 2 onsite working days per week. Will consider fully remote for the right fully qualified candidate.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: Up to $65.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 5x8
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• sourcing, pricing, negotiating and purchasing: 4 years (Preferred)
• Custom Electrical Components: 3 years (Preferred)
• Manage MRP: 4 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Multiple Locations

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