Buyer

TPI Staffing, Inc.; Brookshire (TX); On-site; USD 69,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client in West Houston/Brookshire is seeking a talented Buyer to join their team. Responsibilities include sourcing, evaluating, and negotiating with suppliers to optimize cost, quality, and service.

This is a direct hire position with a salary range of $69K–$80K per year. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, 2 years of purchasing experience, 1 year of supplier sourcing, proficiency in MS Word/Excel/Outlook, ERP, and willingness to travel domestically and internationally

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience.
• 2 years of experience purchasing in an industrial or commercial environment.
• 1 year of experience sourcing new suppliers.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook, and ERP.
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Identify and recommend new suppliers to develop globally to support business unit needs.
• Collect data to negotiate terms and conditions, payment terms, and other financial terms.
• Negotiate with suppliers to lower material costs and ensure on-time delivery.
• Obtain competitive quotes for equipment and material requisitions.
• Reconcile PO and invoice discrepancies with finance and suppliers.
• Track non-conformance reports, cost of quality and prepare for supplier recovery activities.
• Generate ERP buyer's report that identifies requisitions to be processed and determine order priority.
• Notify expeditors of orders which must be expedited in addition to those scheduled in the ERP.
• Provide timely updates on subcontractor performance, market trends, and supplier relationships to management.
• Ensure purchase orders are issued with correct terms to minimize cost and liability to the Company.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier sourcing

Cost reduction

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

ERP

Oracle

Job description

Buyer
Direct Hire
Salary: $69K - $80K annually

Our client in West Houston/Brookshire is looking for a talented Buyer to join their team! You will be responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and negotiating with suppliers to achieve optimal cost, quality, and service.

Role Accountabilities

• Identify and recommend new suppliers to develop globally to support business unit needs and lower costs
• Collect data to negotiate terms and conditions, payment terms, and other financial terms and agreements
• Negotiate with suppliers to achieve lower material costs and on time delivery
• Obtain competitive quotes for equipment and material requisitions
• Reconcile PO and invoice discrepancies with the finance department and suppliers
• Track non-conformance reports, cost of quality and prepare for supplier recovery activities
• Generate the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) buyer's report that identifies the requisitions to be processed and determine order of priority
• Notify expeditors of orders which must be expedited in addition to those scheduled in the ERP
• Provide timely updates on subcontractor performance, market trends, and supplier relationships to management
• Ensure purchase orders are issued with correct terms to minimize cost and liability to the Company

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience
• 2 years of experience purchasing in an industrial or commercial environment
• 1 year of experience sourcing new suppliers
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook, and ERP
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 10%, sometimes with limited notice

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year of experience negotiating agreements
• Purchasing experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency, international, industrial environment
• Advanced Excel skills
• Proficiency in Oracle