Materials - Buyer - Direct – Entry

Iconma Portal•Austin, TX

About The Position

Our client, an energy services company, is seeking an entry-level Direct Materials Buyer for its Austin, Texas location. The role requires knowledge and experience in the buyer’s discipline, with continued development of higher-level skills and familiarity with company processes and customers. The buyer resolves straightforward problems using standard procedures and receives a moderate level of guidance and direction. The position supports supply continuity so manufacturing can operate with speed and quality. It covers purchasing, supplier coordination, order and delivery follow-up, purchase and RFQ execution, inventory reduction, and resolution of supply-related issues with internal stakeholders and suppliers.

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 supply continuity to enable manufacturing with speed and quality.
Follow up on orders, verify deliveries, 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.
Collaborate with suppliers on demand and supply.
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.
Drive resolution of supply issues with key stakeholders, including engineering, manufacturing, and program managers, with support from managers.