Buyer

Job Summary/Overview

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Materials Manager, the Buyer is responsible for the timely procurement of certain assigned commodities as directed considering factors of cost, delivery, quality requirements and conformance to applicable specifications. This position is responsible for communicating with vendors on providing quality materials, delivered per our schedule, and ensuring on time delivery to our customers.

Location: Monterrey, Mx

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Timely ordering of required materials and requisition review.
• SAP system maintenance of parameters such as supplier lead times.  
• Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, 
• Expedites delivery of goods to users, International buying.  Verifies nomenclature and specifications of purchase requests, 
• Verifies invoices from suppliers with bids and purchase orders and approves invoices for payment.
• Negotiates pricing, 
• Uses MRP to initiate and change purchase orders, maintain adequate levels of inventory using data and visual inspections, and updates specifications on inventory items.

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities

• A team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and detailed oriented.
• Reads and interprets documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 
• Calculates figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry, and blueprint reading.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Experienced/proficient in Microsoft Excel, MS Office
• SAP experience
• APICS/ISM certification desired

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

3+ years related experience