Buyer III

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; México; Presencial; MXN 300.000 - 420.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) is seeking a procurement professional to support strategic sourcing, manage supplier relationships, and ensure high quality, timely delivery at competitive costs.

The role emphasizes data analytics, Excel proficiency, and familiarity with MRP/ERP systems, working within a team guided by World Class Manufacturing principles. SEL is a 100% employee-owned company headquartered in Pullman, Washington.

Formación

• A.A. degree in business, operations, or supply chain or equivalent experience.
• Typically 2+ years of experience in purchasing or supply chain.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.
• Familiarity with MRP/ERP systems.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Team-oriented with ability to learn new skills.

Responsabilidades

• Adhere to purchasing policies to ensure quality, inventory levels, timely delivery, and competitive costs.
• Execute strategic sourcing plans to support company objectives.
• Identify risks to SEL's supply chain and report trends and risks to management.
• Create and improve supplier partnerships and drive corrective actions per World Class Manufacturing.
• Demonstrate professionalism, data analytics, and negotiation techniques.

Conocimientos

Microsoft Excel

Educación

A.A. degree in business/operations/supply chain

BA/BS preferred in related field

Herramientas

MRP/ERP systems

Descripción del empleo

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Adhere to purchasing policies and practices to ensure highest quality, appropriate inventory levels, timely delivery, and competitive cost from suppliers.
• Execute strategic sourcing plans to support company objectives.
• Identify risks to SEL's supply chain and report to management; including overall market trends, capacity constraints, commodity risks, and business conditions for manufacturers and suppliers.
• Create and improve supplier partnerships by identifying areas for improvement, escalating issues to management and executing corrective action plans in accordance with World Class Manufacturing principles.
• Demonstrate business professionalism, purchasing fundamentals, time management, data analytics, supply chain management, supplier development, cost reduction strategy development and negotiation techniques.
• Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
• Understand. Create. Simplify.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• A.A. degree in business, operations, or supply chain; or a combination of relevant education and experience.
• Typically, 2 or more years of experience.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity working with MRP/ERP systems.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL.
• Negative drug test result(s).

Preferred Qualifications

• B.A./B.S. degree in business, operations, or supply chain; or a combination of relevant education and experience.
• Understanding of electronics technology, manufacturing methods and total quality process.
• Experience working with MRP/ERP systems.

Physical Requirements

• None

SEL invents, designs, and builds digital products and systems that protect power grids around the world. This technology prevents blackouts and enables customers to improve power system reliability and safety at a reduced cost. A 100 percent employee-owned company headquartered in Pullman, Washington, SEL has manufactured products in the United States since 1984 and now serves customers worldwide. Our mission is simple: to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical.