Buyer, Product Development

Taco, Inc.; Cranston (RI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Career development and on-site培训

Profit sharing

Employee health and family wellbeing

Job summary

Taco, Inc. in Cranston, RI is seeking a Buyer, Product Development to purchase materials and services for prototype builds and new product launches. You will maintain strong vendor relationships and ensure timely delivery in line with company policies.

The role requires 3+ years in buying, ERP experience, and strong Excel skills; occasional travel to supplier sites and conferences; hybrid office arrangement with some remote days.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of buying experience required.
• Strong organizational, communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to maintain professional working relationships with internal/external customers and suppliers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Travel required to conferences, customer/rep sites, etc.

Responsibilities

• Work with quality to request FIAs and manage FIAs sign-offs.
• Provide resolution of rejected material with engineering and vendors.
• Develop, monitor, and receive purchase orders.
• Coordinate with customs broker and company legal on international imports.
• Collaborate with engineering to resolve long lead items.
• Transfer information to production buyers.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Skills

Purchasing/buying experience

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Vendor relationship management

Verbal and written communication

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

ERP systems

Job description

As a family-owned and operated company, we feel a special obligation to the employees who comprise our Taco family. We are committed to offering employees access to the tools necessary to live long and productive lives. We strive to instill in all of our employees:

• A positive mental attitude that helps us to be a leader in the industry
• A commitment to building strong relationships, both inside and outside the organization
• A desire to learn, grow, and contribute to moving our strategy forward
• A need to create and to innovate

Employment Type: Regular Full-Time

Shift: 1st Shift

Work Status: Hybrid

Position Summary

The Buyer , Product Development p urchase s products and services in accordance with established company policies and procedures. They are r esponsible for the timely delivery of product s and services as required to support research, new product development and the new product launch production plan . They e stablish and maintain good company/vendor relationships as well as m anage levels of raw inventory in accordance with company and department goals and objectives .

Measures of success:

• Improve the efficiency of purchasing materials for prototype builds
• Timely purchase of material for first article inspection (FAI) and manage FAI process
• Accurate purchase of material for initial launch as required

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work with the quality department to request first article inspections (FIAs)
• Manage FIAs by ensuring all sign-offs received from required departments
• Provide resolution of rejected material by working with engineering and the vendor to take care of any issues and request new samples
• Develop, monitor, and receive purchase orders
• Work with customs broker and company legal assistant on international imports
• Work with engineering to resolve long lead items
• Transfer information over to the production buyers
• Perform other duties as requested

Qualifications

Required:

• 3+ years of experience in buying
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
• Strong experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
• Excellent organizational, communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to m aintain a profess i onal w or k i ng re l a ti onsh i p w it h internal and external customers and suppliers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Travel required to conferences, customer / rep sites, etc.

Preferred :

• 5+ years of experience in buying

This position works primarily in an office environment using computer and technology . Verbal and auditory capability are required . Occasional exposure in production plant where large equipment and noise are prevalent . Safety gear is required in these areas.

T his position may work from home up to 2 day /week if performance is in good standing .

This position has no direct reports.

With nearly 1,000 people working at Taco worldwide, each with their own story, you will discover a sense of community and diverse, intelligent colleagues who help us innovate, create and explore.

Taco employees benefit from a company that:

• Provides competitive salaries and benefits
• Offers tuition reimbursement, career development, and on-site training programs in our learning center
• Believes in sharing profits with its employees
• Is mindful about family, health and well-being
• Fosters conditions that allow people and communities to reach their full potential