Materials - Buyer - Direct – Entry

Iconma Portal•Austin, TX

About The Position

Our client, an energy services company, is seeking an entry-level Materials Buyer - Direct in Austin, Texas. The role requires knowledge and experience in the buyer’s discipline, with continued development of higher-level knowledge and skills. The employee builds knowledge of the company, its processes, and customers; solves straightforward problems using standard procedures; and works with a moderate level of guidance and direction. The buyer helps ensure supply continuity so manufacturing can operate with speed and quality. The role follows standard purchasing processes, manages supplier orders and delivery issues, supports demand and supply collaboration, and works with internal stakeholders to resolve supply problems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
1–2 years of related experience.
Solid understanding of the industry’s key business drivers.
Good communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain complex information to others.
Competencies: 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 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 Applied factories, resolving shipment, receiving, and billing issues with suppliers.
Collaborate with suppliers on demand and supply planning.
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.
Drive resolution of supply issues with engineering, manufacturing, and Program Managers, with support from managers.