Buyer Indirect

Flex•Coopersville, MI

About The Position

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. Job Summary To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Buyer Indirect located in Coopersville MI. Reporting to the Materials Manager, The Buyer Indirect will coordinate activities involved with procuring indirect materials. Here is a glimpse of what you’ll do:

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
2+ years of procurement experience in Automotive Industry
Effectively present information and acknowledge questions from groups.
Problem solving experience with multiple variables.
Experience: Working usage of Word, Excel spreadsheet
Manufacturing experience in a 24/7 facility required
Ensures compliance with standards
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Responsibilities

Using different forms of caring- e-auction, sealed, open care.
Procurement of non-standard materials on aQuire basis.
Ongoing and close participation with cross-functional teams, the global IP team and the Flex GBS team.
Processing the requests received in the aQuire system within 48 hours, sending out the request for proposal.
Compare the offers and select the best one - Cost and Quality.
Interpreting contracts, dealing with the legal department representative and cross-functional areas, arranging signatures and ensuring mailing.
Managing the recruitment of suppliers.
Tracking goods from procurement to receipt.
Overall management of global projects, knowledge of KPI's and drive to meet them.
Agile participation in English language conference calls, meetings, representing the IP team
Constant liaison with suppliers and peers.
Knowledge of and compliance with the procurement processes defined in the integrated management system.
Sending out samples, organizing transport with the help of transport managers where necessary.
Requesting and documenting safety data sheets.
Continuous monitoring, maintenance and updating of minimum stocks will be included as part of the role.
Handling and processing of Titan and AP.
Preparation and recording of reports