Indirect Buyer

MKS Instruments; Santiago de Querétaro; On-site; MXN 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

MKS Instruments in Querétaro, Mexico is seeking an Indirect/MRO Buyer who will partner with internal customers to create Purchase Orders according to business needs. The role reports to the Procurement Supervisor.

You will obtain materials and equipment, gather quotations, evaluate bids, and manage inventory to meet production schedules. CPIM certification is preferred; 3+ years of related experience is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Good writing and oral communication skills.
• 3+ years of related experience.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information.
• Observes documents and details at close range.
• Operates in a professional office/manufacturing environment.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually average.

Responsibilities

• Obtain materials, components and equipment.
• Gathers quotations, examines bids, and makes awards.
• Determines material requirements from engineering and production schedules, and maintains inventory at planned levels.
• Plans, schedules and monitors for the movement of materials through the production cycle.
• Evaluates vendor reliability, develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are inadequate.

Skills

Communication skills

Exchange accurate information

Office/manufacturing environment epx

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

CPIM/APICS certification preferred

Job description

A Day in Your Life at MKS:
As an Indirect/MRO buyer at MKS, you will partner with Internal customers (ex. Program Manager, Engineering, Corporate, NPI team, etc.) to create Purchase Orders according business needs. In this role, you will report to the Procurement Supervisor.

You Will Make an Impact By

• Responsible for obtaining materials, components and equipment
• Gathers quotations, examines bids, and makes awards
• Determines material requirements form engineering and production schedules, and maintains inventory at planned levels
• Plans, schedules and monitors for the movement of materials through the production cycle
• Evaluates vendor reliability, develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are inadequate

Skills You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and good writing and oral communication skills
• CPIM and/or APICS certification preferred
• 3+ years of related experience
• Must be able to exchange accurate information
• The ability to observe documents and details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
• Operates in a professional office and/or manufacturing environment
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery
• Noise level in the work environment is usually average.

Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to various export control regulations. Applicants for these positions may be limited (by, for example, their countries of citizenship, country of origin, or immigration status) where required by law or governmental contact, and/or employment made contingent upon the issuance of appropriate governmental licensing.

MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].