Buyer
Full Time; Salary
This position is located in:
40701 Wooward Ave
Bloomfield MI 48304
Target:
(basic targets for job holder’s orientation)
The job of Purchasing Agent was established for the purpose/s of providing support to internal and external customers and supplier activities in compliance with mandated requirements; overseeing daily functions; responding to a range of procurement requests and processes; providing accurate feedback and status of supplier activities; and achieving department objectives and goals within budget.
Tasks:
(important main tasks in logical order)
- Assisting the analysis of the procurement market (national and international)
- Assisting in supplier selection, supplier certification and supplier development
- Assisting the implementation of supplier evaluation (quality, delivery)
- Develop and implement opportunities for cost savings and process improvements in the work area
- Assisting the preparation of the procurement strategy, procurement objectives and their implementation
- Administers bidding process and contracts for vendor performance/compliance (e.g. prepare specs, evaluate bids, recommend suppliers, conduct bid meetings, etc.) for the purpose of securing goods and services per customer specs and within budget.
- Assists auditors in providing requested information for the purpose of audit completion.
- Responsible for price and contract negotiation to ensure the best value purchase for the company and the customer
- Responsible for framework agreements / drafting purchase agreements / contract reviews
- Issues purchase orders to suppliers and maintains scheduled tracking of products to insure on time delivery per production schedules
- Responsible for procurement projects in close cooperation with the engineering and project management groups
- Participates in department meetings, training, conferences for conveying and gathering information to perform job functions
- Maintains purchasing information, files, records (e.g. RFQ’s P.O.’s, inquiries, vendor quotes, etc.) for project availability and documentation
- Coordination of suppliers visit dates for technical meetings in the current project
Competencies:
- Operating standard office equipment including software applications
- Planning and managing projects
- Financial management within the negotiation process
- Excellent communication skills
Responsibility (area):
(technical responsibility, responsibility for staff)
- Support the internal and external customer
- Maintain and complete current projects
- Support ALL departments as necessary to complete assigned tasks
- Manage external supply base insuring first time quality, schedule, and cost objectives
- Some travel may be required
Knowledge:
- Basic understanding of the procurement process
- Working understanding of ethical procurement standards and practices
- Basic understanding of scheduling and lead times
- Technical understanding of the production process is a plus
Job experience:
- Working within a team
- Good PC knowledge (MS Office) (SAP)
- Some experience working with outside suppliers and customers
- Minimum of 2 years of purchasing experience
Personal skills required:
- Flexibility
- Capacity for analytic and technical thinking…”Outside the Box”
- Capacity for cooperation and thinking in target audience orientation
- Capacity to work within and for a team
- Reliability
- Ability to work Autonomously…”SelfStarter/Motivator”
- Excellent communication skills