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Buyer II

TekWissen
4 days ago
Temporary
On-site
Lancaster, New York, United States
$32 - $35 USD hourly
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an international technology group with three core businesses: aerospace, defense, and security. It develops, produces, and markets engines and equipment for air and space, defense electronics, and security solutions.
Job Title: Buyer II
Location: Lancaster, NY 14086
Duration: 9 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Shift Timings: Monday To Friday (08:00 AM to 05:00 PM)
Job Description:
  • Responsible for the purchase of material and services including price, quality, specifications, and delivery to meet manufacturing schedules.
  • Ensure that supplier delivery schedules and quality are maintained at a level necessary to support production.
Duties:
  • Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing.
  • Negotiate pricing, quality and delivery criteria for required materials in connection with the placement of purchase orders for a selected list of commodities as designated by the Manager.
  • Analyze the above criteria to determine the proper vendor to select.
  • Process purchase requisitions for materials required for the production lines.
  • Investigate all "Material Variance Reports" and coordinate between supplier and Quality and Engineering Departments to bring about acceptable corrective action.
  • Coordinate any vendor questions or problems with Engineering, Quality, Sales and Accounting or other Departments as required.
  • Counsel and assist other Department personnel on matters related to procurement problems.
  • Coordinate with other internal departments and with suppliers on any special projects or programs as assigned by the Manager.
  • Prepare and maintain departmental reports relative to cost reduction, new orders, change orders, total dollars placed, updating of projects and programs, or other reports as assigned.
  • Act as a coordinator on all vendor visitations to ensure appropriate departmental functions are represented to achieve the intended objectives.
  • Meet with planners to discuss delivery schedules and inform them when the suppliers scheduled deliveries do not support the requirements dates in the system.
  • Notify planners of any changes in supplier deliveries as they occur.
  • Responsible for developing small, disadvantaged suppliers and attaining Purchasing's objectives on purchases compliant with Military or Government contracts.
  • Manage component deliveries in a manner that drives the suppliers to perform as promised both in regard to quality and on-time deliveries.
Experience:
  • 3-6 years experience in purchasing or materials buyer in a manufacturing environment.
  • MRP experience.
  • CPAM would be a PLUS.
  • Good communicator.
  • Assertive personality.
  • Basic purchasing skills including negotiations.
  • Supplier evaluation experience.
  • Cost reduction experience.
  • Standard purchasing systems and procedures knowledge.
  • Blueprint reading.
Education:
  • College degree is preferred.
  • Preferably a degree in Supply Chain management or related field.
  • Comparable experience.
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.