Materials - Buyer - Direct – Entry

Iconma Portal•Austin, TX

About The Position

Our client, a material engineering company, is seeking an entry-level Materials Buyer - Direct for its Austin, Texas location. The role requires knowledge and experience in the discipline while continuing to build higher-level skills and knowledge of the company, its processes, and its customers. The position solves straightforward problems using standard procedures and receives a moderate level of guidance and direction. The Materials Buyer helps ensure continuity of supply so manufacturing can operate with speed and quality. The role follows established purchasing processes, manages supplier orders and deliveries, collaborates with suppliers on demand and supply, and addresses supply, shipment, receiving, and billing issues. The buyer also supports inventory reduction and cost management efforts and works with internal stakeholders to resolve supply problems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
1–2 years of related experience.

Nice To Haves

A solid understanding of the industry’s key business drivers.
Good communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain complex information to others.
Competencies listed: Creativity (No Experience); Buyer - Supplier Selection (Basic Understanding); Excess And Zero Demand (E&Z) Inventory (Working Experience); Buyer - Supplier Problem Resolution (Basic Understanding); Dispute Management (Working Experience); Buyer - Supplier Monitoring (Basic Understanding); Change Control (Basic Understanding); Supplier Capability (Basic Understanding); Buyer - Supplier Relationship Management (Basic Understanding); Buyer - Requests For Quotes (RFQs) (Working Experience); Buyer - Supplier Negotiations (Basic Understanding); Problem Solving (Basic Understanding); Buyer - Supplier Capacity (Basic Understanding); Allocation Management (Basic Understanding); Shortage Management (Working Experience); Material Plan (MRP) Execution (Basic Understanding); Buyer - Material Cost Management (PPV) (Working Experience); PO Management (Working Experience); Influencing (Working Experience); Exception Handling (Working Experience).

Responsibilities

Ensure continuity of supply to enable manufacturing with speed and quality.
Follow up on orders, verify delivery, approve payment, and maintain necessary records.
Adhere to standard purchasing business processes.
Proactively ensure timely delivery and shipment of parts from suppliers to client factories, resolving shipment, receiving, and billing issues with suppliers.
Partner with suppliers on demand and supply collaboration.
Execute and manage supplier pull-ins and push-outs to meet MRP demand.
Drive inventory and excess-and-zero-demand (E&Z) reduction efforts.
Negotiate and execute purchases and requests for quotes (RFQs) to achieve the lowest cost while considering quality, source reliability, and urgency of need.
Drive resolution of supply issues with key stakeholders, including engineering, manufacturing, and Program Managers, with support from managers.