Buyer 4 (52157)

Haas Automation, Inc.•Oxnard, CA

3d•$81,000 - $143,000•Onsite

About The Position

As the largest machine tool builder in the western world, we need world-class talent in all of our departments. And we’re not just looking for people for the production floor. Haas is a very vertically integrated company, with a wide range of high-tech career opportunities available. Oh, and yes, we are the same Haas that owns the Haas Factory Racing Team, and Haas F1 Team from the Netflix series: Drive to Survive. The Buyer 4 is a highly experienced supply chain professional responsible for representing the company in the sourcing, strategic selection, and management of vendors with the goal of procuring the highest quality products on time and within agreed upon terms under general supervision.

Requirements

Microsoft Office experience required.
Subject matter expert that understands key drivers for cost and technical details on construction and use of the product.
Understands specifications and blueprint reading.
Effective written and verbal communication skills with suppliers and other co-workers.
Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment in the performance of essential duties.
Bachelor's Degree BA/BS/BFA/BSA from a four-year college or university is required, plus additional related experience, training and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must have the ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and/or governmental regulations in English.
Must be able to write analytical and/or technical reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and create instructional reference material.
Able to speak effectively before groups, customers, employees of the organization and/or the general public.
Must be able to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Must have the ability to apply concepts of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry.
Must have the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Must be able to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions such as mathematical and/or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Nice To Haves

Advanced knowledge of Excel a plus.
SAP experience preferred.
Preferred Major Business Administration Supply Chain Management Engineering

Responsibilities

Use discretion and independent judgment to procure components, materials and equipment that meet demand while making decisions on economic order quantities factoring in considerations such as price, delivery costs, demand levels, timing, market trends and potential for design changes/obsolescence.
Align product deliveries to minimize inventory while ensuring that production and service needs are being met.
Assess financial and schedule risks in order to recommend volume buys, etc.
Perform market research to identify vendors/suppliers and determine viability to meet the needs of the business.
Assess vendor/supplier capabilities based on factory audits and performance and make decisions to drive improvement.
Manage qualification and implementation of products from new suppliers by consulting with internal engineering, quality & production teams.
Negotiate cost reductions, mitigate cost increases and ensure optimal terms utilizing market data, technical understanding and other strategic methods to maximize benefit to Haas.
Initiate projects to resource parts and identify/recommend alternate designs and/or manufacturing methods for current parts and new design prototype requests.
Using quantitative skills/methods and manufacturing expertise, perform detailed “should-cost” analysis of products which includes analysis of components/raw materials costs.
Lead resolution on supplier related quality, design or manufacturing issues with the support from the appropriate departments at Haas.
Monitor on-going suppliers’ performance, provide supplier feedback through a supplier scorecard, and drive completion of Corrective Action reports for any quality/delivery issues.
Review key purchasing drivers (lead time, safety stock, lot size) and identify areas where drivers need to be adjusted to ensure it meets the current needs of the business.
Provide leadership to junior level buyers and coach on negotiation, should costing and analysis.
Employees are expected to follow instructions, procedures and to escalate any issue impacting workflow, quality, etc.
Employees must exhibit honesty and integrity as well as demonstrate adherence to rules, procedures and policies.