Buyer II

Keel•Saginaw, MI

About The Position

The Buyer II is responsible for purchasing assigned commodities in an industrial environment to support production and cross-functional teams. The role involves working with suppliers, reviewing purchasing requests, developing commodity strategies, preparing request-for-quote packages, sourcing suppliers to meet budget and program timing, ensuring suppliers understand and comply with flowed-down security and other requirements, analyzing pricing and specifications, and expediting materials. The Buyer II negotiates supplier contracts, pricing, and issues; researches, evaluates, and develops suppliers; and works with cross-functional teams to prepare requests for quotation and statements of work. The position analyzes supplier quotes, competitively sources suppliers based on total cost, reviews emergent and expedited costs, places purchase orders, negotiates strategic sourcing agreements, evaluates supplier products and capabilities, and manages supplier relationships. The role is accountable for pricing, terms, quality, and delivery for assigned commodities. Occasional travel between facilities and customer sites may be required.

Requirements

Four-year bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
At least 3 years in a Purchasing or Supply Chain role in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to negotiate effectively.
High energy and good communication skills.
Functional understanding of material properties and machining, processing, and finishing methodologies.
Ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

CPSM certification.
Experience in industrial materials or metals fabrication.

Responsibilities

Negotiate supplier contracts, pricing, and issues.
Research, identify, evaluate, and develop suppliers to meet sourcing strategies and production requirements.
Work with cross-functional teams to create requests for quotation and statements of work.
Analyze supplier quotes and competitively source suppliers based on lowest total cost.
Ensure expedite and other emergent costs borne by the company or customers are reasonable and detailed.
Place purchase orders for goods and services.
Negotiate short- and long-term strategic sourcing agreements with suppliers.
Interview suppliers and evaluate their products and capabilities.
Manage and improve supplier relationships.
Remain accountable for pricing, terms, quality, and delivery of assigned commodities.
Support production and related cross-functional teams through purchasing activities, supplier coordination, sourcing, and material expediting.
Travel between facilities and customer sites as needed.