Under general supervision the MRO Buyer is responsible for the daily and weekly facility/material buying activities.
Duties to include but not limited to:
- Analyze requirements to schedule material to support production
- Negotiate best prices
- Recommend and implement cost savings
- Maintain purchase orders by matching to invoices
- Assist with inventory control
- Identifying shipments and the subsequent payments
- Work with exchange rates
- Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
- Ordering more materials when necessary.
- Contact suppliers in order to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.
- Prepare, maintain, and review files, reports and price lists.
- Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates in order to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.
- Track the status of orders.
- Check shipments when they arrive to ensure that orders have been filled correctly and that goods meet specifications.
- Compare suppliers' bills with bids and purchase orders in order to verify accuracy.
- Locate suppliers, using sources such as catalogs and the internet, and interview them to gather information about products to be ordered.
- Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts.
- Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history.
- Analyze price proposals and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.
- Monitor shipments to ensure that goods come in on time, and in the event of problems trace shipments and follow up undelivered goods.
- Confer with staff, users, and vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action.
- Maintain and review computerized or manual records of items purchased, costs, delivery, product performance, and inventories.
- Review catalogs, industry periodicals, directories, trade journals, and Internet sites, and consult with other department personnel to locate necessary goods and services.
- Maintain records of goods ordered and received.
- Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
- Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs.
Technical Skills:
MS Office
SAP
High Organizational Skills Required!
Work Experience:
2-3 years buying experience in an automotive manufacturing environment
Associate’s degree in business or equivalent experience