Buyer Sourcing

Celestica International LP•Richardson, TX

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Incumbents are fully qualified to execute job/role accountabilities working independently on most aspects of the job. Work is performed within established professional standards and practices. Tasks are moderately complex in nature where judgment is required to complete recurring assignments independently and to determine the best methods to follow to complete assignments. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the division’s/department’s operations, schedules, and/or performance goals. Works under general Supervision. Situations not covered by standard processes, procedures and methods are referred to manager or expert resource. May demonstrate work methods to new employees. Builds internal and external relationships, with emphasis on those that facilitate the achievement of job/role accountabilities, such as relationships with key suppliers, customers and internal service. This role involves procuring goods and services in support of business operations, acting as a communication link between internal customers, suppliers, and external customers, and managing the procurement process from requisitions to contracts. The Buyer Sourcing role is responsible for the procurement of parts and supplies for new and existing products, as well as non-production supplies. It includes initiating purchases through the MRP process, coordinating and managing last time buys, ensuring on-time delivery, managing purchase price variance and inventory, updating standard costs, and facilitating quoting and sourcing to improve supply and reduce costs. The position also involves acting as a primary contact for problem resolution with suppliers and customers, addressing supply chain issues, driving continuous improvement, managing supplier relationships and performance, and developing and documenting audit procedures to ensure compliance with corporate policies and ISO standards.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes.
Knowledge of procurement processes, inventory management and supplier management.
Good knowledge of the types of materials being purchased by the department.
Good negotiation and problem resolution skills.
Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.
Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
Strong knowledge of SCM policies, and procedures and ISO standards.
Two to four years’ relevant experience.
Bachelor’s degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Procures goods and services in support of the business operations.
Acts as the communication link between internal customers, suppliers and external customers on pre-production ramp up and full production volume.
Reviews requisitions, contacts vendors, examines bids and initiates contracts.
Responsible for the procurement of parts and supplies for new products, existing products and non-production supplies.
Initiates purchases driven through MRP process.
Assesses when to execute and what order to place based on other factors.
Coordinates and manages last time buys for products end of life.
Ensures on-time delivery, purchase price variance and inventory management.
Forecast accuracy and reports back to appropriate personnel.
Updates standard costs for assigned parts.
Facilitates quoting and sourcing of parts to improve supply and reduce costs.
Acts as primary contact with suppliers, internal and external customers to facilitate problem resolution for assigned material.
Addresses and resolves situations such as supply chain shortages, allocations, bad balances, discrepant material and alternate sources of supply.
Has responsibility for continuous improvement including data integrity and parameter management.
Analyzes variances to determine root cause and implement corrective action.
Manages overall relationship with and performance of suppliers.
Meets regularly with suppliers to set goals and understand next generation of product offerings.
Evaluates supplier performance and helps drive performance improvements.
Develops and documents audit procedures and plans for Procurement to ensure compliance to corporate policies and procedures.
Ensures audit readiness among all purchasing personnel.
Coordinates and conducts internal self-audits and ISO reviews.
Action audit findings to clear audit exposures.