Tooling Buyer – Warren, MI
Manufacturing
POSITION SUMMARY:
- This position is responsible in achieving commercial success in purchasing activities in order to meet project and company objectives. Review costs and bundling opportunities to realize purchasing efficiency. Creates innovative sourcing options via research and analysis of possible vendor sources, market conditions, spends history and future planning and leads cross-functional teams. Also, builds supplier relationship management strategies that maximize value and mitigate risk while ensuring Business Team requirements are met..
Responsibilities:
- To coordinate and execute the sourcing process for all purchases
- To drive cost savings and consistently identify the best value source for items, within the vendor base.
- To observe and execute purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures. To negotiate and resolve all supplier recovery and claim efforts pertaining to contract breach through the enforcement of contractual obligation
- Support the manufacturing sourcing strategy and continually drive efforts to streamline purchasing activities
- To ensure project related purchases are effectively negotiated and develop/maintain good supplier relationships, including face-to-face meetings as appropriate
- To contribute to the success of key performance indicators and targets
Required Profile:
- Negotiating skills
- Experience buying mechanical commodities for tooling-ex. clamps, bearings, fasteners, drives, etc.
- Proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
- Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the organization and external contacts
- Solid decision making skills
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in a business related area
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Quanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer
