Associate Buyer- Commodity Purchasing

Inteva Products • Troy, MI

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About The Position

The Associate Buyer supports Program and Commodity Purchasing Teams while developing advanced procurement skills and experience. The role assists Buyers with operational issues, including supplier setup, quoting, purchase order administration, sourcing documentation, change management, supplier problem cases and cost recoveries, delivery and quality concerns, material cost data, master data management, and supplier payments.

The Associate Buyer manages an assigned commodity buying deck, such as Packaging or Grease, and supports annual supply chain management direct-material savings goals. The role develops and executes cost-saving projects, quotes and sources assigned components to meet project business cases and timing requirements using the Total Acquisition Cost model, and monitors critical issues and supplier improvement plans. The position also creates management reports and presentations as requested.

Requirements

• High level of analytical ability.
• Comfort working with and organizing numbers and data.
• Understand the importance of working in a team environment and ability to build relationships.
• Comfort speaking and presenting in large groups.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Support Program and Commodity Purchasing Teams while developing advanced procurement skills and experience.
• Support Buyers in resolving operational issues, including supplier setups, the quote process, issuing and updating purchase orders, sourcing documents such as Business Award Summaries, change management (ECR/ECN), Supplier Problem Cases, cost recoveries, delivery and quality concerns, Material Cost Performance System data management, Plex master data management, and supplier payments.
• Manage an assigned commodity buying deck, such as Packaging or Grease.
• Support achievement of annual SCM direct material savings targets.
• Build a pipeline and execute projects to meet or exceed individual cost savings targets.
• Quote and source assigned components to meet or exceed project business case and timing requirements using the Total Acquisition Cost model.
• Monitor, track, and manage critical issues; develop backups; and ensure execution of supplier improvement plans.
• Create management reports and presentations as requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed