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Indirect Buyer II - Zeeland, United States - Gentex Corporation
Description
Advance the automotive market and advance your career at Gentex Join a collaborative culture devoted to innovation, cooperation, and continuous improvement.
Your ideas are not just heard, they are celebrated Explore Gentex todayWe are looking for a great candidate with Indirect Purchasing experience who brings a strong ability for internal collaboration, purchasing process orientation, ability and experience in leveraging spend and supporting strategy building.
Using data analysis, you will work to optimize the supply base and work with our teams to capitalize on the scale of indirect spend.
POSITION OVERVIEWPurchase goods, materials, and services the meet or exceed the expectations of the organization, considering price, quality, and delivery.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Purchase goods, materials, and services that meet cost, quality, and delivery targets.
Request and evaluate supplier quotations.
Perform cost analysis on good purchased through should cost, competitive bid, and/or cost breakdown analysis.
Generate purchase orders that comply with company requirements.
Communicate and work to mitigate any supply problems which may impact our business operations.
Act as the interface between suppliers and other departments at Gentex.
Identify risks and drive solutions to mitigate risks and escalate when needed.
Monitor market trends and drive favorable actions for Gentex.
Develop and implement cost reductions to ensure favorable Purchase Price Variance (PPV) targets are achieved.
Manage supplier relationships and insure two-way professional relationships exist.
Monitor supplier performance and provide feedback.
Identify and assess new suppliers that can meet the cost, quality, and delivery expectations for Gentex.
Other duties as assigned.
HOW YOU'LL DO IT
Knowledge of purchasing systems and procedures.
Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
Planning, negotiations, and contract management experience.
Good technical knowledge of Purchasing and ERP systems.
Able to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks.
Able to work well under pressure and handle emergency and stressful situations well.
Manage and maintain required documentation.
Develop strong supplier relationships.
Complying with all Company policies and procedures, safety regulations, company safety policies and safely perform all duties, including but not limited to, promoting a safe workplace.
Maintaining high level of honesty, integrity and confidentiality with respect to company matters.WHAT TO BRING
Bachelor's degree.
3- 5 years professional experience.
WHAT WILL HELP
Requires a person who is self-motivated.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office software.
Oracle software experience.
Willingness to travel up to 20% of your time.
Commodity specific experience and knowledge.
Automotive industry experience.
Gentex is an equal opportunity employerGentex extends equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual's race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), disability, marital status, military service, height, weight, genetic information, or any other reason protected by law.
Gentex will not discriminate against any qualified individual who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
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