Buyer Manufacturing

SEKSUN TEXAS INC; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SEKSUN TEXAS INC in Irving, TX, seeks a skilled Purchasing Specialist to collaborate with on-site Engineering, Maintenance, Production, Quality and Warehouse teams. You will translate requests into RFQ packages with specifications, drawings, part numbers, quantities, lead times, and delivery criteria.

You will engage in supplier technical discussions, evaluate quotations, and finalize specifications to meet technical, quality, delivery, and cost targets.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of purchasing or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with engineering and maintenance on technical purchasing requirements.
• Hands-on SAP experience is required; familiarity with MES and traceability is preferred.
• Able to manage multiple urgent priorities in a fast-paced setting; strong negotiation skills.
• Willing to travel locally and visit suppliers as needed.

Responsibilities

• Work with on-site Engineering, Maintenance, Production, Quality, and Warehouse teams to understand purchasing requirements.
• Convert internal requests into clear RFQ packages with specs, drawings, part numbers, quantities, and delivery criteria.
• Participate in supplier technical discussions, solution reviews, quotation evaluations, and specification finalization.
• Coordinate engineering and commercial reviews to ensure supplier proposals meet technical, quality, delivery, and cost requirements.
• Support the sourcing of MRO materials, machine spare parts, tooling, fixtures, automation components, and facility supplies.
• Process purchase requisitions, issue purchase orders, and follow up with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.
• Respond quickly to emergency purchasing requests that may affect production continuity.
• Conduct local sourcing and supplier visits to purchase urgent materials.
• Identify and evaluate qualified suppliers based on capability, cost, quality, delivery, and service.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, warranties, and other commercial conditions.
• Track open POs, shortages, delayed deliveries, and supplier corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate purchasing and material records in SAP and related systems.
• Support MES-based material traceability and ensure purchasing documentation is complete and accurate.
• Resolve receiving, invoice, quantity, quality, and pricing discrepancies.
• Support cost reduction, supplier consolidation, localization, and inventory optimization.

Skills

SAP

Negotiation

Cross-functional coordination

Technical purchasing

English communication

Mandarin Chinese

Tools

MES

Traceability systems

BOM interpretation

Job description

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Work directly with on-site Engineering, Maintenance, Production, Quality, and Warehouse teams to understand and clarify purchasing requirements.
• Convert internal requests into clear RFQ packages, including technical specifications, drawings, part numbers, quantities, acceptance criteria, lead times, and delivery requirements.
• Participate in supplier technical discussions, solution reviews, quotation evaluations, and specification finalization.
• Coordinate engineering and commercial reviews to ensure supplier proposals meet technical, quality, delivery, and cost requirements.
• Support the sourcing of MRO materials, machine spare parts, tooling, fixtures, automation components, equipment, production consumables, and facility supplies.
• Process purchase requisitions, issue purchase orders, and follow up with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.
• Respond quickly to emergency purchasing requests that may affect production continuity.
• Conduct local sourcing and, when necessary, visit suppliers or retail locations to purchase and collect urgent materials.
• Identify and evaluate qualified suppliers based on technical capability, cost, quality, delivery, and service.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, warranties, and other commercial conditions.
• Track open purchase orders, shortages, delayed deliveries, and supplier corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate purchasing and material records in SAP and related systems.
• Support MES-based material traceability and ensure purchasing documentation is complete and accurate.
• Resolve receiving, invoice, quantity, quality, and pricing discrepancies.
• Support cost reduction, supplier consolidation, localization, and inventory optimization initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of purchasing or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated employment stability, including at least two continuous years in a recent comparable position.
• Experience working directly with engineering and maintenance teams on technical purchasing requirements.
• Ability to understand technical specifications, drawings, BOMs, equipment requirements, and supplier proposals.
• Hands-on experience with SAP is required.
• Familiarity with MES, material traceability systems, and manufacturing workflows is strongly preferred.
• Strong supplier negotiation, order follow-up, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Able to manage multiple urgent priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Willing and able to work Monday through Saturday and adjust working hours when production support is required.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to support local purchasing and supplier visits.
• Strong English communication and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Mandarin Chinese proficiency is preferred due to frequent communication with suppliers and internal teams in China.

Preferred Background

• Experience purchasing machine spare parts, tooling, fixtures, automation components, electrical parts, mechanical parts, or production equipment.
• Experience in automotive, electronics, metal stamping, machining, or automated assembly operations.
• Familiarity with supplier technical evaluation, equipment acceptance, cost analysis, inventory control, and supplier development.