Job Description

Job Description: Utilize your experience and knowledge to purchase production materials, and sub-assemblies in support of the company’s operations utilizing new and/or existing suppliers. Manage quality, cost, and on-time delivery of goods and services of assigned supply base.

Responsibilities:

• Follow up on the open PO report.
• Develop robust savings and negotiation plan.
• Actively participate in supplier selection.
• Request quotes from different suppliers to optimize costs and delivery times.
• Prepare and track purchase orders for raw materials, equipment, and necessary items for the production, quality, maintenance, warehouse, and shipping departments.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, normative, and customer requirements in the purchase orders for products and services.
• Work closely with the Quality Assurance Manager to manage supplier quality.
• Maintain control of purchase orders from generation to receipt.
• Notify affected departments of any issues affecting order fulfillment dates.
• Evaluate assigned suppliers.
• Supervise the correct entry of materials into the system.
• Monitor the proper functioning of the system.
• Main contact with client regarding material availability and material shortages.
• Provide CTB (Cost to Buy) status to customers internal & external on material shortages.
• Analyze and provide material status in case of pull-ins/increases or decreases.
• Analyze excess and obsolete materials and provide information for actions to reduce impact on our inventory.
• Collaborate with program managers providing status on critical parts.
• Program buyer will be the first point of escalation in case of any shortages.
• Attend to production meetings in case status for materials is needed.
• Critical material shortage follow-up with Purchasing team.
• Follow up on materials without price list or setup.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with the team.

Qualification Criteria:

• Bachelor's degree
• Over 3 years of experience in the position.
• Ability to develop corrective and preventive actions.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish).
• Analytical skills.
• Strategic thinking.
• Organization skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Good communication with vendors and internal customers.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Leadership.
• Technical skills in electronic components,  inventory systems, Kan Ban, security, MRP system.