Buyer

Celestica; Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas (TX, TX, TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing solutions provider in Fort Worth is seeking a Buyer responsible for the procurement of goods and services. The ideal candidate will manage supplier relationships, ensure on-time deliveries, and have strong negotiation skills. This role requires a solid understanding of inventory management and procurement processes. Join a company committed to delivering innovative solutions across various industries.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of electronic manufacturing environment, materials, and processes.
• Strong knowledge of procurement processes, inventory management, and supplier management.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize, and problem-solve a variety of tasks.

Responsibilities

• Procure parts and supplies for new and existing products.
• Manage supplier relationships and facilitate problem resolution.
• Ensure on-time delivery and manage inventory.

Skills

Knowledge of electronic manufacturing environment

Procurement processes

Inventory management

Supplier management

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Ability to handle multiple tasks

Proficiency in MS Office/Excel

Experience with ERP/MRP systems

Tools

SAP

Job description

Summary

The Buyer is typically a fully qualified incumbent responsible for executing job accountabilities independently on most aspects of the role. Work involves moderately complex tasks within established professional standards and practices, requiring judgment to complete recurring assignments. The primary focus is the procurement of goods and services in support of business operations, acting as a crucial communication link between internal customers, suppliers, and external customers. Erroneous decisions can negatively impact operations, schedules, and performance goals.

Detailed Description

Procurement Execution: Procuring parts and supplies for new products, existing products, and non-production supplies. This includes reviewing requisitions, contacting vendors, examining bids, and initiating contracts.

MRP and Inventory: Initiating purchases driven through the MRP (Material Requirements Planning) process, assessing when to execute orders, and managing overall inventory management and purchase price variance (PPV).

Supplier Relationship Management: Acting as the primary contact with suppliers and customers to facilitate problem resolution (e.g., shortages, allocations, discrepant material). This includes managing the overall supplier relationship, evaluating performance, and driving improvements.

Supply Chain Management: Ensuring on-time delivery, tracking forecast accuracy, coordinating and managing last time buys for end-of-life products, and facilitating quoting and sourcing to improve supply and reduce costs.

Financial & Compliance: Updating standard costs for assigned parts, analyzing variances to determine root cause and implement corrective action, and developing/documenting audit procedures to ensure compliance with SCM policies and ISO standards.

Knowledge/Skills

• Basic knowledge of electronic manufacturing environment, materials, and processes.
• Strong knowledge of procurement processes, inventory management, and supplier management.
• Strong knowledge of SCM policies, procedures, and ISO standards.
• Knowledge of the types of materials being purchased.
• Good negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) for diverse internal and external customers.
• Good analytical skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy under tight deadlines.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize, and problem-solve a variety of tasks.
• Proficiency in common office platforms (e.g., MS Office/Excel).
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP application knowledge is a plus).

Physical Demand

Duties are typically performed in a normal office environment. Requires extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse/calculator) are frequently required. Occasional overnight travel may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Celestica is an E-Verify employer.

Company Overview

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer‑centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full‑scale production and after‑market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next‑generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Additional Information

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Purchasing

Industries

Manufacturing

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