Buyer Direct

Flex•Columbia, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Buyer Direct will be based in Columbia, SC reporting to Matt Smith. This role coordinates activities involved with procuring direct materials, components, and equipment. Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Requirements

Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of procurement experience.
Working usage of Word, Excel and Power Point.
English language knowledge.
Data entry.
Ten-key.
Spreadsheet (PC).
ERP software.
Ability to read, research and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedures.
Ability to effectively present information and acknowledges to questions from groups.
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts and apply mathematical operations.
Ability to apply common sense comprehension to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

Coordinate activities involved with procuring direct materials, components and equipment.
Maintain relations with the suppliers.
Place orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production.
Receive and handle confirmations.
Check the purchase orders and modify them according to the changes in the production plan with the help of the Shortage List and the Open Purchase Order List.
Track shipments, urging them if needed.
Regular, weekly check of the stocks, avoiding overstock.
Minimize the risk of obsolescence with the help of the weekly check of the obsolete report.
Correspondence with the freight forwarders, warehouses, and in case organizing the transportation.
Deal with claims, settling debit and credit issues.
File and record all necessary documents.
Check the inventory of critical materials (personally if needed) according to the Shortage List.
Get in touch with the right warehouse personnel and have the discrepancy modified if there is any inventory discrepancies.
Handle purchasing data privacy.
Assure all active components according to production needs, in time, for the accord price in the request.
Review requisitions and MRP output.
Confer with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.
Order, reschedule and cancel material based on requisitions and MRP output.
Maintain procurement records such as items purchased, costs, delivery and inventories.
Manage supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalate when appropriate.
Approve invoices for payment.
Investigate inventory levels.
Monitor the movement of materials through the production cycle.
Conduct quarterly supplier reviews.
Maintain procurement records, reports and metrics.