Buyer - Trelleborg Group : Job Details

SummaryThe Buyer will leverage overall purchasing excellence to manage vendor relationships and procure supplies and materials. Tasks & Responsibilities

• Using approved supplier base, processes purchase orders using the ERP
• Partners with Accounts Payable to resolve invoicing issues.
• Responsible for negotiating best pricing and managing vendor relationships.
• Determines safety stock levels for supplies and materials and explores alternate sources.
• Communicates with internal customers on purchasing activities.
• Builds and adapts processes and work instructions to enhance supplier relationships.
• Complies with quality, safety, environmental, internal, and customer mandated procedures.
• Provides timely responses to SCARs, NCRs, and other quality concerns.
• Prepares and executes bid specifications and RFQs in accordance with Trelleborg Purchasing Excellence guidelines.
• Performs day-to-day operations autonomously.
• Responsible for supporting critical vendors.
• Performs complex analysis and reports.
• Develops ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensures proper purchasing records and controls are maintained for compliance to ISO 13485 requirements.

Education & Experience

• 4-year degree in business, marketing, sales supply chain, communications, or related discipline preferred
• 7+ years experience in purchasing or related field
• Experience with clean room/medical device manufacturing
• Experience with Lean Sigma methodologies

Competencies

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language
• Ability to communicate clearly by conveying and receiving ideas, information and direction effectively
• Ability to demonstrate adequate job knowledge to deliver a world class performance
• Ability to challenge oneself to consistently meet all goals and deadlines
• Willingness to strive for excellence by producing work that is free of errors and mistakes
• Desire to delight both customers and coworkers by offering encouragement, fostering teamwork and addressing conflict appropriately
• Commitment to making improvements company wide
• Demonstrated competence using Microsoft Office
• Working knowledge of applicable corporate policies, Work Instructions and SOP'S
• Refined negotiation skills
• Well-developed organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions, as well as interpret simple drawings, pencil sketches and diagrams
• Ability to read specifications, standards, catalogs and other maintenance literature pertaining to the buyer function

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)