Job Description
- The Buyer will assist the Buying Team in expanding selection by setting up new vendors and items, maintaining the product catalog and managing pricing.
- Job responsibilities include new product launch & coordination, maintaining product cost, retail price, content and images, vendor relations, and assisting with special projects.
- Additional responsibilities include supporting and training as a backup to Control Buyer.
- Successful candidates will be highly organized, self-motivated, detail oriented and have strong computer skills (Excel, Word, Access, Power Point).
- An understanding of data management and databases is also a plus.
- The candidate must be able to work in a highly demanding, but collegial environment where teamwork is a must.
Job Description:
- Bachelors degree in management or related field.
- 3-5 years of buyer experience, (electrical or compressor industry) preferred
- Advanced MS Excel (pivot tables, vlookups) 2 - 4 Years
- Data analysis – use tools to get averages of data, checking opinions on the data sets. Looking at which codes are higher.2 - 4 Years
- general contractor construction – knowledge of how to troubleshoot any issues that arise. (permit issues or other industry standards) 2 - 4 Years
- Good negotiation 2 - 4 Years
Additionally:
- These 2 technical buyers will handle compressor and air piping install scope for all MLA initiatives in 2024 as Material Buyers.
- They will be responsible for requesting and reviewing quotes, negotiations, working with ordering team to place orders, manage supply readiness and escalations.
- They’ll work with our ADTA Supply Chain, Engineering and GPO teams for the same.
- They’ll also communicate with vendors to provide product ETAs to our customers as required. Based on a 40-hour work week, we expect them to use 10% of their time on requesting quotes, 20% on quote evaluations, 20% on negotiations, 40% on Supply Readiness and 10% on managing escalations.
Full job description:
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage relationships with our key suppliers and business partners to enable and support project execution.
- Review supplier designs and proposals to ensure that scope, pricing, and schedules support Client's business needs.
- Support consistent work package sourcing processes consistent with Client's sourcing policies.
- Facilitate suppliers’ understanding of Client's global policies, equipment design standards, budget and cost targets, service and quality expectations.
- Drive suppliers’ continuous improvement and value engineering in support of program’s performance metrics: quality, delivery, capacity, cost and safety.
- Monitor suppliers’ supply chain, manufacturing, human capital with respect to overall program objectives.
- Administer change management program that ensures program delivered per supporting commercial agreement with focus on cost, quality, and schedule objectives.
- Develop alternate sourcing strategies to optimize costs and ensure continuity of supply.
*Someone who can understand compressor and air piping scope.
Details:
Title: Sourcing, Supply Chain management, Buyer
Yrs Exp: 3-5
Industry Preference: Compressor and Air piping but open
Required Skills
- Negotiating and program management
- Need to understand Compressor and Air piping but open background.
- They will be dealing with air piping contractors. So, these candidates need to be able to understand air piping jargon (Joints, T joints, valves etc)
- Supply chain negotiating experience
- Some program management experience
Background:
- Compressor and air piping background
- Working with suppliers/ Sourcing and negotiation
- Working in a fast past culture
Recruiter: Zeeshan Ali
E-mail: zeeshan.ali@ustechsolutionsinc.com
Internal Job ID: 25-42133
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