Buyer (PRP26407)

TMEIC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TMEIC is seeking a procurement professional in Houston to source, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers to meet cost, quality, and service goals. You will research new suppliers, expand global supplier bases, and manage terms and performance to support business units.

Responsibilities include negotiating lower costs, ensuring on-time delivery, and maintaining data-driven supplier performance throughout the ERP system. Some travel may be required as part of supplier coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience.
• 2 years of purchasing experience in an industrial or commercial environment.
• 1 year of experience sourcing new suppliers.
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Outlook and ERP; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business unit needs to mitigate supply and delivery risks and implement approved solutions.
• Research new equipment suppliers using the Company's quality system.
• Identify and develop new suppliers globally to support unit needs and reduce costs.
• Negotiate with suppliers to achieve lower material costs and on-time delivery.
• Gather data to manage supplier performance and report to the manager.
• Negotiate terms, payment terms, and other financial terms with suppliers as requested.
• Provide ERP reports and prioritize requisitions for processing.
• Coordinate with project managers and engineers on equipment delivery schedules.
• Notify expeditors of urgent orders beyond ERP schedules.
• Advance supplier meetings to update engineers on technology and products.

Skills

Purchasing

Negotiation

Sourcing

Vendor relations

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

ERP

Oracle

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

General Role Description

Source, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers to achieve optimal cost, quality, and service and to meet commercial

Role Accountabilities

• Bring Analyze business unit needs to mitigate assigned products supply and delivery risks, recommend appropriate solutions, and implement as approved


• Research new equipment suppliers utilizing the Company's quality system


• Identify and recommend new suppliers to develop globally to support business unit needs and lower costs


• Negotiate with assigned suppliers to achieve lower material costs and on time delivery


• Gather data to manage performance evaluation of assigned product's supplier and submit to manager


• Gather data to negotiate terms and conditions, payment terms, and other financial terms and agreements with suppliers, as requested


• Recommend risk assessment and abatement plan to meet budgets, targets, and schedules and provide to Sourcing Manager to present to business units


• Track non-conformance reports, cost of quality and prepare for supplier recovery activities


• Generate the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) buyer's report that identifies the requisitions to be processed and determine order of priority


• Evaluate committed dates for order placement and delivery, in collaboration with business unit management


• Notify expeditors of orders which must be expedited in addition to those scheduled in the ERP


• Organize supplier meetings to update business unit engineers on the latest technology and products


• Obtain competitive quotes for equipment and material requisitions


• Reconcile PO and invoice discrepancies with the finance department and suppliers


• Initiate new supplier set-up documentation and submit to finance department


• Notify finance department of new \"ship-to\" locations of suppliers


• Process completed requisitions, enter data as required, and forward to Purchasing Specialist


• Advise project managers and business unit engineers of equipment delivery schedules in a timely manner


• Provide timely updates on subcontractor performance, market trends, and supplier relationships to management


• Ensure purchase orders are issued with correct terms to minimize cost and liability to the Company

General Employee Accountabilities

• Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager


• Give manager best advice


• Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified


• Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager


• Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment


• Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws


• Recommend viable improvements proactively


• Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

Requirements

• - Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience


• - 2 years of experience purchasing in an industrial or commercial environment


• - 1 year of experience sourcing new suppliers


• - Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility


• - Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts


• - Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills


• - Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook, and ERP


• - Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 10%, sometimes with limited notice

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year of experience negotiating agreements


• Purchasing experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency, international, industrial environment


• Advanced Excel skills


• Proficiency in Oracle

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