Buyer

Job Title: Business Professional - Buyer 2
Location: Plano, TX, USA
Duration : 12 months
Job Description: Service Parts Planner/Buyer
Top 5 must-have skills/requirements
1. Purchasing experience
2. Planning Experience
3. Forecasting & inventory control management
4. Bilingual in Korean
5. Strong Excel skills
Additional Notes:
1. Local candidates preferred.
Summary:
The main function of a buyer is to purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies or services necessary for the operation of an establishment. A typical buyer is responsible for buying goods and services for use by their company or organization. A purchasing agent is responsible for the purchase of machinery, equipment, parts, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment.
Job Responsibilities:
 Review and potentially optimize suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability and other relevant factors.
 Approve purchases of the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts.
 Approve purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services. Instruct staff on how to resolve problems related to undelivered goods.
 Instruct staff on methods of negotiation, renegotiation and administration of contracts with suppliers, vendors and other representatives.
 Confer with staff, users, and vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action.
 Evaluate and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and to determine need for changes.
Skills:
 Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, negotiation skills and interpersonal skills.
 Ability to analyze financial reports, price proposals and other technical data.
 Ability to accurately document and record customer/client information.
 Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to purchasing.
 Knowledge of supply chain management.
 Previous experience with computer applications, such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
Education/Experience:
 Bachelor's degree in finance or a related business field required.
 2-4 years finance related experience required.
Key Notes / Attributes
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Utilize return forecast and usage rate to plan materials through the Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) System. (40%)
• Daily review all NCP ticket parts and create FOC PO to support customer escalated NCP ticket (40%)
• Maintain master materials data and bill of materials to accurately supply inbox accessory (40%)
• Analyze inventory levels based upon parts usage, lead-time to delivery and current balance on-hand and future demands. Utilize existing tracking and reporting systems to track and monitor all service parts activity. Monitors parts usage to determine need for changes to inventory levels, order quantity. Develop and maintain new reports in Business Warehouse and SAP as necessary. (40%)
• Interfaces with vendors and customers on a daily basis to ensure parts orders are fulfilled in an accurate and timely manner. Ensures that all interested parties are kept abreast of service parts information, parts availability, order status, shipments, tracking shipment deliveries, stock levels, etc. that affect product service repairs. (30%)
• Develop and Create reports on key performance metrics on a daily/weekly/monthly basis (20%)
• Prepares and create service parts Purchase Orders. Tracks orders and shipping status. Modifies and maintains entries. Monitors and analyzes service parts inventories against open parts purchase orders within the SAP system. (10%)
• Researches, resolves and takes action to correct errors, changes in parts inventory levels, part specifications, part functional failures, abnormalities, etc. as required. (10%)
• Participates in SEA’s engineering and product change process in support of customer orders, order backlog, product inventory and installed base and recommends appropriate actions to ensure that all activities are rolled into the production and shipping plans as required. (10%)
• As required, coordinates the return, repair and disposition of materials at SEA and SEC. Monitors the aging of these RMA’s to ensure expeditious return of materials to the customer. (10%)
Background/Experience
• Associates Degree in accounting, industrial or business management or similar course of study from a college or university, or equivalent work experience. APICS certification in Materials Resource Planning is desirable.
• Should have a minimum of 0-2 years experience in inventory control, production planning, scheduling, hi-tech products or parts purchasing, repair parts expediting and shipping in support of manufacturing or assembly operations.
• Demonstrated abilities in telecommunications or office products parts resourcing, planning, researching and ordering utilizing a SAP or similar business enterprise system for purchasing and inventory control.
• Read write and verbal communications skills to prepare and present plans and information to product repair, vendors and purchasing management personnel.
• Experience using Microsoft PC software including extensive use of Excel spreadsheets, Word, Access.
• Experience with SAP or similar business systems and/or sales order management software applications.