Client Name: ENC
Job Title: Buyer III (801124)
Job Location: Riverside, CA
Job Type: 6-12 Months Contract
Job Description:
Job Summary:
The Purchasing Buyer III will be responsible for daily purchasing tasks including but not limited to maintaining stock levels, creating PO s, building supplier relationships, following up on open orders, and providing customer updates on outstanding purchase orders. The Purchasing Buyer III will be responsible for using industry best practices and strategies to assist in the negotiation of cost and contract discussions. The Purchasing Buyer III will own the relationship with the assigned suppliers and be responsible for performance metrics of those suppliers. The Purchasing Buyer III will be responsible for researching, negotiating, and onboarding new sources of supply. Also, will be accountable to identify key projects to improve the purchasing process.
Responsibilities:
Develop, maintain and update BOM and/or matrices for material within assigned commodities
Create PO s to vendors
o Plan and schedule material using the Production Schedule
Review work order and submit questions to assist in clarification of product build requirements for assigned commodities.
Open PO Report
o Follow-up and resolve open design items for assigned commodities
o If past delivery date, follow up with vendor
Update Item Records
Update PO s and resend to vendor
Handle Sales and Engineering inquiries on assigned commodities
Maintain purchase orders by:
o Provide Tracking/shipment POD
o Updated Shipping dates
o Expedite PO s
PO Acknowledgement
o Update PO confirmation tab
Investigate Reoccurring problems
o Cost issues, missed ship dates, UOM issues, etc.
Own supplier relationships for assigned commodities
Onboarding new suppliers
Vendor performance metrics
Contract/Cost Negotiation
Collaborate with vendors on process and price improvements
Research new supply sources
Strategic Sourcing planning and process implementation
TCO and Cost out opportunities
Project management with cross functional teams with the goal of cost reduction/innovation
Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements (education, experience, travel, physical, work environment):
Associate s Degree in Supply Chain, a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of 5-8 years related work experience.
Expert in the use of Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.).
Experience with SAP purchasing system preferred.