Materials - Buyer - Direct – Intermediate

Iconma Portal•Austin, TX

About The Position

Our client, a material engineering company, is seeking an intermediate-level Materials Buyer for its Austin, Texas location. The role supports manufacturing by ensuring continuity of material supply while balancing speed, quality, cost, and supplier reliability. The buyer coordinates with suppliers and internal stakeholders to address supply challenges, manages purchasing projects, and contributes to process improvements and team training.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
2–4 years of experience.
PO Management (extensive experience).
Influencing (working experience).
Exception Handling (working experience).
Buyer – Requests For Quotes (RFQs) (working experience).
Problem Solving (working experience).
Allocation Management (extensive experience).
Material Plan (MRP) Execution (working experience).
Creativity (working experience).
Buyer – Supplier Selection (working experience).
Excess And Zero Demand (E&Z) Inventory (extensive experience).
Dispute Management (extensive experience).
Buyer – Supplier Problem Resolution (working experience).
Change Control (working experience).
Buyer – Supplier Monitoring (working experience).
Buyer – Supplier Relationship Management (working experience).
Supplier Capability (working experience).
Buyer – Supplier Negotiations (working experience).
Buyer – Supplier Capacity (working experience).
Shortage Management (working experience).
Buyer – Material Cost Management (PPV) (extensive experience).

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge of industry best practices, key business drivers, and competition in the marketplace.
Demonstrated leadership skills to lead small projects and build consensus as needed.

Responsibilities

Ensure supply continuity to enable manufacturing with speed and quality.
Execute and manage supplier pull-ins and push-outs to meet MRP demand.
Lead cross-functional teams to resolve supply issues with stakeholders including engineering, manufacturing, Program Managers, and Supplier Account Management.
Drive purchasing activities to achieve the lowest cost while considering quality, source reliability, and urgency of need.
Lead inventory and E&Z reduction efforts.
Manage and lead assigned purchasing projects, including cost, schedule, and scope.
Manage complex and sensitive information with supplier leadership and internal stakeholders.
Contribute to purchasing process improvement within the team.
Act as a trainer for department purchasing activities.