Buyer / Direct Materials

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Position Responsibilities : Responsible for the supplier relationship and negotiations for a defined portfolio of raw materials. Responsible for the supplier relationship and negotiation of packaging vendors (drums, totes, pallets, pails etc.) as well as prices and terms with them. Responsible for intercompany imports - interacting with other Coim locations assuring imports arrive timely and cost effectively. Sets up / suggests standard costs and market costs for materials under direct material buyer's responsibility. Develops new vendors / sources for suppliers of direct material buyer's portfolio. Introduces raw material / packaging offsets for current approved items, seeking competitiveness and supply continuity. Analyze, propose solution, dispute any discrepancy between purchase order and invoice. Measures and publicizes raw material supplier performance - monthly. Processes purchase requisitions generated by planning department for a defined range of items. Ensures that documentation is in order, with terms and conditions being clear as well as correct price, quantity and delivery date. Responds to inquiries from a variety of individuals (e.g. auditors, vendors) for the purpose of providing information and / or direction. Places orders only to approved vendors; receives PO acknowledgement from vendor; receives PO confirmation with a delivery date from vendor. Supports planning, R&D, quality, QC, production on any commercial interaction with vendor that may be required; interacts with suppliers in case of delay in delivery of products that cannot be successfully handled directly by planning; notifies the vendor whose delivery arrives at Coim not attending to the quality and safety aspects (off pec, damaged, lower quantity, leaking, price, etc.); uses SharePoint to register quality issues regarding vendor. Supports new supplier onboarding activities and gathering associated documentation (ISO certs, company banking, and registration information, etc.) Updates approved vendor questionnaires / documentation for raw materials. Maintains a variety of manual and electric documents, files and records for the purpose of providing up-to-date reference and audit trail for compliance. Maintains / update raw material supplier quality system requirements.

Education / Experience : Associates Degree, or high school diploma or equivalent, with relevant experience. 1-2 year's purchasing experience preferred. Think and act considering the entire flow of the activities, not only purchasing; must have good verbal skills and team working approach. Computer skills - including Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, Navision (or similar system). Have the understanding of basic office equipment; telephones, printers, copiers and fax machines. Some background experience in customer service, inventory control, transportation and warehousing functions is needed. Proficient in data entry. Proficient in math calc and conversion (weight / length / currencies).