- Create, place and manage purchase orders, communicating and changes or updates on delivery to production.
- Purchase for MRP, NPI and requisition requests.
- Manage and prioritize workload independently on a daily and weekly basis.
- Begins initial set up of a new vendor. Including acquiring vendor certifications and surveys to analyze supplier qualifications.
- Leads negotiation of their commodities to achieve lower cost, while keeping risk low.
- Determines fair pricing by using previous company purchases and obtaining multiple quotes.
- Perform ongoing supplier management to ensure contract terms, conditions and performance of vendors are compliant.
- Develop and manage key relationships with vendors to ensure Elmas success.
- Works with internal clients to resolve supplier-related business issues
- Is a trusted advisor to our Engineering and Sales team
- Is required to resolve non-conformances of their assigned commodities with the vendor.
- Manage and strive to reduce obsolescence.
- Processes orders for simple outplant processes/services. Including managing schedule, transportation and flow of products in and out of Elma inventory with Elma employees and Vendor.
- Conduct inventory analysis for excess and obsolete materials.
- Follows procedures as established in Elmas quality manual
- Other duties as assigned
- PC literate with experience in MS Office Suite, working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems and database programs
- Proven successful negotiation skills
- Ability to solve difficult problems to ensure business and financial issues result in sound decisions
- Strong interpersonal skills to maintain good working relationships with vendors and internal customers and colleagues
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong verbal/written communication with management, co-workers, business clients, and suppliers both in person and over the telephone - required 80% of the time
- Bachelors in business or equivalent experience
- 3 to 8 years in production buying in electronic or high-tech manufacturing industry preferred, supplier development experience
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Senior Buyer - Fremont, United States - Elma Electronic
Description
Elma Electronic Inc. is a global leader and industry innovator in advanced embedded computing solutions. Our products and integrated platforms are based on a set of modular building blocks such as, precision hardware components, rotary switches, and embedded computing boards.
As a global organization, we stay close to our customers and partners worldwide with sales, design, and manufacturing facilities across three continents.
Your Solution Partner.
We have an excellent opportunity for an accomplished Senior Buyer to join our team in Fremont, California. Our ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge and understanding in procuring and reconciling commodities assigned to them. This position will report to the Purchasing Manager.
Responsibilities:
Qualities:
Preferred Education/Certifications:
Elma offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and benefits package.
Elma Electronic Inc. is proud of our diversity and equal employment opportunity practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.