Buyer II

TekWissen•Lancaster, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an international technology group with three core businesses: aerospace, defense, and security. It develops, produces, and markets engines and equipment for air and space, defense electronics, and security solutions.

Requirements

3-6 years experience in purchasing or materials buyer in a manufacturing environment.
MRP experience.
Good communicator.
Assertive personality.
Basic purchasing skills including negotiations.
Supplier evaluation experience.
Cost reduction experience.
Standard purchasing systems and procedures knowledge.
Blueprint reading.

Nice To Haves

CPAM would be a PLUS.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the purchase of material and services including price, quality, specifications, and delivery to meet manufacturing schedules.
Ensure that supplier delivery schedules and quality are maintained at a level necessary to support production.
Negotiate pricing, quality and delivery criteria for required materials in connection with the placement of purchase orders for a selected list of commodities as designated by the Manager.
Analyze the above criteria to determine the proper vendor to select.
Process purchase requisitions for materials required for the production lines.
Investigate all "Material Variance Reports" and coordinate between supplier and Quality and Engineering Departments to bring about acceptable corrective action.
Coordinate any vendor questions or problems with Engineering, Quality, Sales and Accounting or other Departments as required.
Counsel and assist other Department personnel on matters related to procurement problems.
Coordinate with other internal departments and with suppliers on any special projects or programs as assigned by the Manager.
Prepare and maintain departmental reports relative to cost reduction, new orders, change orders, total dollars placed, updating of projects and programs, or other reports as assigned.
Act as a coordinator on all vendor visitations to ensure appropriate departmental functions are represented to achieve the intended objectives.
Meet with planners to discuss delivery schedules and inform them when the suppliers scheduled deliveries do not support the requirements dates in the system.
Notify planners of any changes in supplier deliveries as they occur.
Responsible for developing small, disadvantaged suppliers and attaining Purchasing's objectives on purchases compliant with Military or Government contracts.
Manage component deliveries in a manner that drives the suppliers to perform as promised both in regard to quality and on-time deliveries.