Entry Procurement Agent – Buyer

Entry Procurement Agent – Buyer

Requirements

• Experience in Supply Chain/Procurement
• Experience negotiating pricing and contract terms and conditions
• Ability to travel 10% of the time

Responsibilities

• Deliver on savings and inventory requirements as per the commodity and business strategies.
• Conduct Analysis to determine if orders need to be placed to meet global procurement requirements.
• Select suppliers, negotiate pricing, issue purchase orders, re-align deliveries, follow up, and expedite as necessary.
• Responsible for analyzing assigned part numbers and queue management.
• Work closely with Sales Department on customer requests and requirements to determine investment strategy.
• Collaborate with Quality Department on defective or unacceptable goods and determine appropriate course of action. Complete actions as necessary to resolve issue.
• Confirm Purchase Order acknowledgments and verify accuracy of PO details; Work cross-functionally and with suppliers on payment issue resolution.
• Maintain awareness and understanding of department key deliverables and how buying decisions impact those deliverables. Utilize reports to achieve past dues, order book alignment, and other department key metrics.
• Lead projects of high strategic importance to the organization assigned by senior management.
• Evaluates potential bid opportunities to determine sourcing strategy and project scope.
• Work cross-functionally with Sales to establish realistic timelines and expectations with customer.
• Coordinate with global commodity teams to ensure alignment between sourcing and commodity strategy.
• Manage projects from kick-off through cost validation.
• Monitor supply base workload to ensure timely submission of critical projects.
• Identify new and alternate sources which expand organizational product lines and cost reduction opportunities.
• Provide project updates ensuring compliance with established timelines.
• Negotiate bid submissions with supply base to ensure bid competitiveness.
• Negotiate extended quotation validity terms with supply base to facilitate award implementation.
• Lead cross functional communications providing project status and escalating issues to appropriate decision makers.
• Manage cost data for assigned projects.
• Lead training and standardization efforts within team to drive efficiencies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred.
• Experience in a role requiring strategic planning (project/program management).
• Experience with Supplier Management or Procurement practices and processes.