Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

Responsibilities:

• Perform purchasing effectively to maintain stock at target levels.
• Control and manage material purchasing activities with the external suppliers of the company.
• Ensure the cost of products purchased is within budget for production, NPD, and special projects.
• Establish a pleasant relationship with the important suppliers or those essential for the needs of the company.
• Improve methods of purchasing and sourcing, especially in relation to electronics and engineering, and cut short unnecessary expenditures.
• Improve lead times and coordination with NPD, traffic, and all necessary to ensure delivery schedules are met and service delays are prevented.
• Recognize new suppliers, negotiate terms, and supply agreements, rebates, discounts etc.
• Search for profitable options from the resources of procedures and systems available.
• Work under a Vice President to offer maximum support and guidance in order to achieve the set targets.
• Maintain awareness of procurement and materials concept.
• Negotiate and finalize dealing with the suppliers for diverse services and high-quality materials.
• Apply and understand MRP, MPS, BOM, Routes, etc.
• Verify accuracy of the data of BOM’s, parts numbers, parts costs included in the MRP.
• Keep written documents updated.
• Perform handling costs and incoming freights.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree with course work related to business administration and more.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in purchasing strategies and with a company exceeding 100 million in sales.