Buyer

Teledyne Technologies•Acton, MA

16d

About The Position

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins. Job Description Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, this position will be accountable for the effective negotiation of contracts, the renewal, cancellations and the awarding of new contracts. The Buyer must be a skilled negotiator and provide a systematic weighing of all available information, to arrive at a logical conclusion and the attainment of planned buying and profit goals. The incumbent organizes and assembles purchasing cost data; develops, analyzes and presents cost information to management in such a manner that it is useful for decision making and price trend analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
At least 4 years of purchasing experience
Excellent oral and written skills will be essential for successful negotiations and the documentation of legal and other contract information.
Ideal candidate will be professional, self-motivated, with the ability to act independently.
Must be creative and effective in problem solving.
Ability to proactively identify and resolve problems expeditiously
Experience with MRP/ERP systems, specifically SAP (version S4 Hana)
Experience negotiating and managing significant supplier partnering arrangements/ procurements.
Proficiency with MS Office applications, specifically MS Word and MS Excel.
Experience with ISO 9000.
Due to the type of work at the facility and certain access restrictions, successful applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder.

Nice To Haves

Ideal candidates have an engineering or technical background and history of success in the following areas:
Outsourcing & Secondary Sourcing
Cost reduction
Lean manufacturing
Knowledge of Kanban and/or consignment inventory strategy
Working knowledge of business process improvement.
Detailed understanding of machining processes and fabricated part drawings is preferred.
Detailed understanding of machining processes and technical knowledge and experience reading and understanding drawings of machined and fabricated part is preferred.
APICS certifications such as CPIM (Certified in production and Inventory Management) or CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional) certification desirable.
In depth knowledge of optical components and related sub-assemblies is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Oversee purchasing of raw materials, components, and services to meet production and business requirements.
Ensure the uninterrupted supply of materials to support production and sales
Work to resolve materials issues while achieving and maintaining business metrics
Organized individual- will maintain a record of all transactions, deviations and modifications.
Lead negotiations for pricing, terms, and conditions to achieve cost savings and favorable agreements.
Proactively report product and material availability issues
Maintain, monitor Master Data; revise essential system procurement data to ensure SAP system is effectively flowing down requirements
Ensure effective inventory management: inventory reduction activities; monitor and prevent E&O; Maintain purchase order status and shipment tracking information in SAP.
Proactively provide supply status and shipment tracking to Trade Compliance and Production/Planning team.
Coordinate with internal export control department to ensure the required international shipping and commercial documents are in place for all international shipments
Coordinate inventory planning and replenishment floor stock program and recommend changes, additions, removals as necessary
Provide materials input to all ECN approvals and execute all required materials transactions resulting from ECN dispositions. This includes changes in stock, changes in POs and changes in production jobs.
Manage Acton MRB process, coordinating with the Director of Quality and Customer Service to properly and efficiently disposition and react to all non-conforming material
Complete special projects and assignments as requested