Buyer - Manufacturing/Electrical/Metal

PowerSecure, Inc. • Ball Ground, GA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This individual will be responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and management of strategies that provide optimal supply assurance, pricing, flexibility, quality and delivery performance.

Requirements

• 3-5 years’ experience in related role
• Strong understanding of supply strategy, KanBan, VMI, Safety Stock etc.
• Individual must be an organized, open-minded & motivated self-starter
• Excellent communication skills to support pleasant interactions with a multi layered workforce
• Ability to report findings and KPI’s to Purchasing Manager
• Must be proficient in MS Excel
• Demonstrated ability and direct experience managing vendor relationships and negotiations
• A proactive problem-solving methodology acting as a catalyst for bringing to right team members together to resolve issues
• Ability to develop a technical, statistical, and fundamental assessment for each commodity
• Experience creating and resolving purchase orders in an ERP environment

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Analyze bills of material and drawings/specifications to understand key requirements needed to achieve project goals.
• Assist in bridging the gap between estimating/engineering/purchasing surrounding the inputs to BOMs.
• Build strong genuine relationships with Suppliers to attain optimum price, quality, terms and delivery objectives.
• Track and report KPI’s to management, as requested.
• Support purchasing projects such as cost savings efforts, CapEx projects, etc.
• Support and enforce the Corrective Action process and issue SCARs where necessary to support process improvement.
• Proactive communication to identify any potential gaps between purchase orders and the master production schedule.
• All other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level