Electronics Buyer - High-Volume Purchasing & Negotiation

Aston Carter; Gilroy (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Job summary

Aston Carter has a contract-based Buyer role based in Gilroy, CA. The successful candidate will handle a large volume of purchasing transactions across multiple commodities, negotiate terms with suppliers, and coordinate with accounting, quality, and engineering teams to keep material flow accurate and on schedule.

The position emphasizes proactive supplier negotiation, adherence to purchasing policies, and daily management of deliveries, with a focus on reducing cost and variance while meeting

Qualifications

• Cross-functional team player
• Task prioritization to ensure critical tasks are completed first while allowing all other activities to be completed in a timely manner
• Proactive; you assess what needs to be done and take the initiative to make it so
• Negotiation experience and comfort to negotiate with supply base with ease
• Communication is your middle name; you are clear in verbal communications ensuring written communications are professional, thorough, accurate, and a timely recap

Responsibilities

• High performance: deliver a high volume of purchasing transactions on a daily basis
• Proactively and assertively negotiate with suppliers for anything from commodities to shipping terms to avoid excess cost and purchase price variance
• Manage Past Due deliveries, Pull-ins, Push-outs, and Cancellations on a daily basis
• Identifies risk parts and escalates to management Due Diligence
• Execute MRP actions consistent with purchasing policies
• Quickly resolve nonconforming material with suppliers, customers, and internal Quality and Engineering teams
• Work with Accounting to resolve discrepancies
• Ensure system updates, such as material lead times, are accurate
• Prepare RFQ’s as required
• Support programs as assigned from Planning, Strategic Supply Chain, and Supplier Quality Reporting Guru
• Send automated requirements out weekly to all relevant Target Suppliers
• Follows through with purchasing-related workflows and metrics
• Reviews excess material and dispositions on a monthly basis
• Actions non-conforming material (MRB) on a weekly basis

Skills

purchase order

buyer purchasing

inventory

buying experience

Job description

Aston Carter has a contract-based Buyer role based in Gilroy, CA. The successful candidate will handle a large volume of purchasing transactions across multiple commodities, negotiate terms with suppliers, and coordinate with accounting, quality, and engineering teams to keep material flow accurate and on schedule.

The position emphasizes proactive supplier negotiation, adherence to purchasing policies, and daily management of deliveries, with a focus on reducing cost and variance while meeting