Buyer

Autokiniton; New Boston (MI); Sur place; USD 85 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Autokiniton, located in New Boston, Michigan, seeks a highly organized purchasing professional to oversee the entire order process, review proposals, negotiate prices, select suppliers, analyze trends, and verify delivery.

You will maintain records, approve payments and collaborate with plant and corporate teams to meet cost, quality and delivery goals in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum five (5) years experience.
• Ability to learn a purchase order system.
• Ability to use creative methods to manage inventories and supply agreements.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment when required.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.

Responsabilités

• Provides input into the development of departmental strategic goals.
• Responsible for meeting purchasing metrics and providing the information for the purchasing performance metrics.
• Actively participates in the resolution of commercial issues as they relate to the assigned commodities.
• Implements innovative and effective solutions to meet and exceed purchasing objectives.
• Develops and manages supplier relationships.
• Responsible for preparing RFQs and RFPs based on projections for combined plant quantity and material requirements, or SOWs for service-related projects.
• Analyzes and assesses quotes for timeliness, accuracy, quality, price and service as necessary to meet program and customer requirements.
• Based on quote analysis recommends or selects suppliers according to purchase policy guidelines and consistent with commodity strategies.
• Responsible for understanding all plant requirements for the assigned commodities in order to leverage buying power.
• Pursues cost saving initiatives.
• Purchases materials from suppliers at the lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability of source and urgency of need.
• Negotiates vendor contracts including price, quality, payment terms and service, along with customization of the contract to fit the needs of the plants.
• Collects, analyzes and monitors category specific information relating to spend, supplier performance, user adoption and compliance, standards and specifications and applicable industry benchmarks.
• Responsible for purchasing large amounts of commodities.
• Close interaction with corporate and plant personnel is required.
• Utilize supplier relationship management programs that focus on quality, productivity and innovation.
• Assists the plants in following up to expedite delivery and shipment.
• Must be knowledgeable of or willing to learn marketplace cost drivers.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Vendor management

Strategic sourcing

Formation

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Master’s Degree preferred

Description du poste

The ideal candidate is a highly organized, detail-oriented team player who will oversee the entire order process. You will review proposals, negotiate prices, select the best suppliers, analyze trends, follow up with placed orders, verify delivery, approve payment, and maintain necessary records.

We’re proud of our Tier 1 supplier legacy for manufacturing propulsion-agnostic, structural automotive components, and assemblies around the globe.

To help us drive excellence, you’ll get to:

• Provides input into the development of departmental strategic goals.


• Responsible for meeting purchasing metrics and providing the information for the purchasing performance metrics.


• Actively participates in the resolution of commercial issues as they relate to the assigned commodities.


• Implements innovative and effective solutions to meet and exceed purchasing objectives.


• Develops and manages supplier relationships.


• Responsible for preparing request for quotations (RFQ’s) and requests for proposals (RFP’s) based on projections for combined plant quantity and material requirements, or scopes of work (SOW’s) for service-related projects and initiatives.


• Analyzes and assesses quotes for timeliness, accuracy, quality, price and service as necessary to meet program and customer requirements.


• Based on quote analysis recommends or selects suppliers according to purchase policy guidelines and consistent with commodity strategies.


• Responsible for understanding all plant requirements for the assigned commodities in order to leverage buying power.


• Pursues cost saving initiatives.


• Purchases materials from suppliers at the lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability of source and urgency of need.


• Negotiates vendor contracts including price, quality, payment terms and service, along with customization of the contract to fit the needs of the plants.


• Collects, analyzes and monitors category specific information relating to spend, supplier performance, user adoption and compliance, standards and specifications and applicable industry benchmarks.


• Responsible for purchasing large amounts of commodities.


• Close interaction with corporate and plant personnel is required.


• Utilize supplier relationship management programs that focus on quality, productivity and innovation.


• Assists the plants in following up to expedite delivery and shipment.


• Must be knowledgeable of or willing to learn marketplace cost drivers.

This salary-exempt role is a part of our corporate purchasing team and reports to the Purchasing Manager.

Required experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience. Master’s Degree preferred


• Minimum five (5) or more years experience


• Ability to learn a purchase order system.


• Ability to use creative methods to manage inventories and supply agreements.


• Ability to understand complex equipment and production projects.


• Solid presentation and communication skills


• Strong analytical skills


• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment when required.


• Excellent leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills.


• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.