Buyer

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Assists with Business GSM Strategy Development. Deploys GSM strategies and plans to make decisions necessary to purchase product or services, aligned with organizational objectives and sourcing strategies.
• Assures Contribution Metrics are updated and linked with site/business cost reduction portfolio.
• Key player for negotiations with Suppliers, including Contract Administration.
• Owns/Assists with Supplier Relationship Management Process (including supplier audits).
• Creates and maintains contractual documents (Supply Agreements, Pricing Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Certificates of Insurance, etc.).

• Assists with Commodity Reviews and Supply Intelligence
• Inventory Management (where applicable): Organizes, controls, and minimizes materials on hand, slow moving and obsolete materials. May manage storeroom operations.
• Acts as Procurement liaison between plants, including materials and quality areas.
• Recommends changes to purchasing practices/supply management to ensure conformance with established laws, policies, and ethical principles activity-based costing). Participates in the planning and implementation of these changes.
• Acts as main contact for RTP to ensure invoicing issues are eliminated or resolved immediately.
• Participates in cross-functional teams focused on process improvements, cost reduction and supply chain issue resolution
• Protects Intellectual Property (IP).
• Ensures compliance with internal and external auditing requirements related especially to Purchasing or any other certification (if applicable)
• Makes sure that the suppliers are environmental compliance and that the scrap is correctly disposed
• Champions and advocates for the Global Buying Policy. Ensures compliance

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 3-5 years’ experience in manufacturing –supply chain, purchase, planning 
• 3-5 years’ experience as a plant or corporate buyer.
• Experience with procurement processes and systems with general ERP (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft ) knowledge.