Senior Buyer - (MAP26415)

Tmeic; Brookshire (TX); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

TMEIC is seeking a skilled procurement professional in Texas to source, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers. You will manage risk, lower costs, and ensure on-time delivery while coordinating with project managers and engineers across global supplier networks.

The role requires strong experience in purchasing, supplier development, and ERP systems, with travel up to 10% domestically and internationally. Join a team committed to integrity and results.

Responsabilités

• Analyze business unit needs to mitigate supply risks.
• Evaluate new equipment suppliers using the quality system.
• Identify and develop new suppliers globally to lower costs.
• Negotiate terms, payment terms, and other financial terms with suppliers.
• Track supplier performance and lead recovery activities.
• Generate ERP buyer’s report and determine order priority.
• Coordinate order dates with management.
• Notify expeditor of urgent orders.
• Organize supplier meetings with engineers.
• Obtain competitive quotes for requisitions.
• Resolve PO and invoice discrepancies with finance.
• Initiate new supplier setup with finance.
• Inform finance of new ship-to locations.
• Process requisitions and forward to Purchasing Specialist.
• Advise project managers on delivery schedules.
• Provide updates on subcontractor performance and market trends to management.

Description du poste

General Role Description

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

Role Accountabilities

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

Evaluate new equipment suppliers utilizing the Company’s quality system

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

Negotiate with suppliers to achieve lower material cost and on time delivery

Manage performance evaluation of assigned product’s supplier

Negotiate terms and conditions, payment terms, and other financial terms and agreements directly with suppliers

Recommend and implement risk assessment and abatement plan to meet budgets, targets, and schedules and provide to business unit management

Track non-conformance reports, cost of quality and lead 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 Expeditor 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

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience
• 5 years of experience purchasing in an industrial or commercial environment
• 3 years of experience sourcing new suppliers
• 1 year of experience negotiating complex agreements
• 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
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook, and an ERP
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 10%, sometimes with limited notice

Preferred Qualifications

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

Advanced Excel skills

Proficiency in Oracle

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