Purchasing Supplier Development Buying Associate

Acro Service Corp; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 58,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Acro Service Corp in Plano, TX is seeking a Purchasing Supplier Development Buying Associate for a 12-month contract. Pay is $28/hour on a W-2 basis. Working hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

You will execute OPs, manage SAP/Ariba PR/PO data, generate weekly reports, coordinate supplier data, update business process OPs, handle document distribution, and support events like the North American Supplier Meeting.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher or 2+ years equivalent experience in a professional business environment
• Minimum 1 year experience in Automotive Buying/Purchasing/Procurement
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel including macros, pivot tables and VLOOKUP (testing at 80%+)
• Proficiency with PowerPoint (testing at 80%+)
• Working experience with Microsoft Power BI (data links, slicers, report filters)

Responsibilities

• Execute buying Operating Procedures (OPs) including supplier setup, price variance management, and payment requisitions
• Process and manage SAP/Ariba PR/PO data
• Weekly report management
• Supplier follow-up to confirm data, request information, and late requests status
• Document & update business process OPs to improve divisional efficiency
• Manage document distribution, organization, and retention
• Resolve day-to-day supplier issues related to system communication failures, payment issues, late assignments
• Support company events such as North American Supplier Meeting
• Overall administrative duties (travel, catering, expense reports, meeting scheduling)

Skills

Automotive buying

Data analysis

Communication

Team coordination

Education

Associate degree or higher

Bachelor's degree or higher

2+ years equivalent experience

Tools

Excel (macros)

Power BI

PowerPoint

SAP Ariba

Visio or Lucid

Job description

Job Title: Purchasing Supplier Development Buying Associate

Duration : 12 months contract(possibility of extension)

Pay: $28/hour on a w2 basis without benefits/holiday/vacation

Shift Timing: 8 am to 04:30pm

Description:

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute buying Operating Procedures (OPs) including supplier set up, price variance management, and payment requisitions.
• Process and manage SAP/Ariba PR/PO data
• Weekly report management
• Supplier follow-up to confirm data, request information, and late requests status
• Document & update business process OPs to improve divisional efficiency
• Manage document distribution, organization, and retention
• Resolve day-to-day supplier issues related to system communication failures, payment issues, late assignments, etc.
• Support company events such as North American Supplier Meeting, etc.
• Overall administrative duties (travel, catering, expense reports, meeting scheduling)

This position will be working at the Plano Texas Headquarter site

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher or 2+ years equivalent experience in a professional business environment
• Minimum 1 year experience working in a direct or support role in Automotive Buying/Purchasing/Procurement
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel including ability to complete macros, pivot tables and VLOOKUP (candidates must be tested and score 80% or better)
• Proficiency with PowerPoint (intermediate or above...candidates must be tested and score 80% or better)
• Working experience with Microsoft Power BI (including data links, slicer manipulation, report filters and basic troubleshooting)

Added Bonus

• Bachelor's Degree or higher
• Minimum 1 year experience working directly in TMNA as a Team Member or Contractor
• Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI (including data importation, report creation and intermediate troubleshooting)
• Minimum 1year experience with Microsoft Visio or Lucid, including flow chart creation and modification
• Minimum 1 year Experience with SAP Ariba
• Experience with gap analysis and problem identification through understanding of large data sets and procedures