Materials - Buyer - Direct - Entry

Iconma Portal•Austin, TX

About The Position

The Materials - Buyer - Direct is an entry-level role supporting supply continuity for manufacturing, with a focus on delivering parts to client factories on time and at the required quality. The position applies established purchasing processes and procedures to address straightforward problems, analyze possible solutions, and work with moderate guidance. The employee builds knowledge of the company, its processes, and its customers while developing higher-level skills in the discipline. The Buyer follows up on orders, verifies deliveries, approves payment, and maintains purchasing records. The role collaborates with suppliers and internal stakeholders to manage demand and supply, resolve shipment, receiving, billing, and supply issues, and achieve cost objectives while considering quality, source reliability, and urgency.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
1–2 years of related experience.
A solid understanding of the industry’s key business drivers.
Good communication and interpersonal skills to explain complex information to others.
Competency in Excess and Zero Demand (E&Z) Inventory, Dispute Management, RFQs, Shortage Management, Material Cost Management (PPV), PO Management, Influencing, and Exception Handling at the stated working-experience level.
Basic understanding of supplier selection, supplier problem resolution, supplier monitoring, change control, supplier capability, supplier relationship management, supplier negotiations, problem solving, supplier capacity, allocation management, and MRP execution.
Creativity is listed at the no-experience level.

Responsibilities

Ensure supply continuity to support manufacturing speed and quality.
Follow up on orders, verify delivery, approve payment, and maintain necessary records.
Adhere to standard purchasing business processes.
Drive 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 pushouts 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.