Buyer

TekWissen ®; Forest (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen Group is seeking a procurement professional in the United States to identify and evaluate suppliers, conduct site visits, and manage purchasing activities with ERP systems (Syteline). The role focuses on negotiation of price, delivery, and terms while ensuring quality and timely delivery.

You will coordinate RFQs, issue purchase orders, and monitor supplier performance. A bachelor’s degree and 3+ years in procurement are required, CPM preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business/related field.
• Three+ years of procurement experience.
• CPM preferred; knowledge of purchasing methods and ERP systems.
• Understanding of legal/regulatory requirements related to procurement.
• Ability to negotiate price, terms, and lead times with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate suppliers by researching parts, equipment, and materials availability.
• Conduct supplier site visits and assess production capability and delivery performance.
• Prepare RFQs and issue POs with approved suppliers reflecting price, schedule, and terms.
• Evaluate bids and negotiate on price, delivery, and quality; seek alternate sources as needed.
• Monitor supplier performance and address issues; coordinate root-cause actions when required.
• Negotiate settlements related to damaged or non-conforming materials and changes.

Skills

Supplier negotiations

Procurement experience

ERP (Syteline)

Contract terms

Blueprint reading

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

CPM certification

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client

Job Responsibilities

• Identifies and recommends suppliers by investigating potential suppliers, researching parts, equipment, machinery, services, and materials availability.


• Conducts supplier site visits and evaluates them as to production capability, performance, delivery, and other key business criteria. May complete supplier certification as part of a technical and/or quality team.


• Purchases parts, equipment, and materials by preparing request for quotations and submitting purchase orders with approved suppliers. Issues purchase orders and agreements that accurately reflect price, schedule, terms, and conditions as negotiated with suppliers. Maintains accurate lead times for assigned commodities.


• Evaluates bids for standard and non-standard items. Selects suppliers for lower cost items or items of limited scope and complexity and negotiates price, delivery, quality and service. Develops alternate sources of supply by identifying and researching prospective suppliers.


• Monitors and evaluates supplier performance (i.e. delivery). Issues request for root cause corrective action for poor performing suppliers. Advises appropriate personnel of impending supplier failure to fulfill contractual agreements that may delay production or delivery. Resolves shipment quality discrepancies by mediating supplier/manufacturing issues. Facilitates the resolution of issues by arranging and participating in conferences between suppliers and company personnel.


• Negotiates and settles damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations and engineering changes with suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree (BA) in Business Administration or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience which has provided both theoretical and practical knowledge in the field.


• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through three or more years of related experience. Certificate in Purchasing Management (CPM) preferred.


• Knowledge of key purchasing and negotiating methods, principles and concepts and general business operations.


• General knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements related to procurement.


• Ability to use standard business application software and specialized purchasing and/or materials systems ERP (Syteline).


• Ability to negotiate effectively to obtain the best price and terms.


• Ability to read blueprints preferred.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.