Buyer
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Essential Responsibilities:

As a Buyer, you will:

• Analyze, understand, and convert MRP messages to raw material purchase orders and plans to meet production/forecast demand

• Experience using SAP

• Identify and react to short term material plans that do not meet customer requirements

• Interface with production, sales, purchasing, and suppliers in order to schedule purchase orders of raw material

• Host supplier calls and in-person meetings when supplier performance is not meeting expectations

• Need good strategic thinking skills to predict issues and respond before there is downtime due to shortages

• Work with Quality and Supplier Quality to drive resolution on manufacturing material quality and supply issues

• Manage safety stock levels to minimize downtime due to shortages and not overly inflate inventory

• Implement and manage supplier VMI programs including EDI to reduce inventory

• Assist with cycle counting and yearly physical inventory

Qualifications/Requirements:

• High School Diploma / GED

• Minimum of 3 years of purchasing experience (electronics industry) with material planning experience using MRP, ERP

Desired Characteristics:

• More years of electronic component buying experience is a plus

• Prior experience in production control or planning, sourcing and/or material control environment (electronics industry preferred)

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and establish effective work priorities

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills – PivotTable, VLOOKUP, etc.

• APICS CPIM and or ISM CPM Certification

• Strong analytical and organizational skills

• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills