Buyer

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Job description

Buyer

Location: Redmond, WA (98052)

4 month contract

Job ID: #61313

M-F, 7:00AM to 4:00

Purpose of the Role
Procure goods, materials and services to ensure the company operational needs and goals are met, by taking into account price, quality and delivery and by ensuring continuity of supply to production for delivering on time to the company end customers.

Position Summary
• Responsible and accountable for main commodity (Electrical) and other commodities (Molds, Seal/Gaskets, others)
• Act as interface between suppliers and the company's stakeholders or relevant departments: Engineering, Finance, Production, Planning, Quality, Warehouse and Sales
• Purchase goods, materials, components or service in line with specified costs, quality and delivery target
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues
• Assess, monitor, manage and improve its suppliers' portfolio performance
• Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization

Key Responsibilities
Transactional activities
• Monitor ERP messages or reports to ensure supply continuity, evaluate inventory levels and place purchase orders to support customer orders and replenish targeted stock levels.
• Process and manage purchase requisitions, purchase orders, order acknowledgements and amendments, expedites or cancellation, invoice reconciliation, Suppliers non-conformances, deviations and returns
• Proactively monitor purchases order delivery dates to support Production schedule
• Manage shortages and coordinate with production planning to adjust demand or supply level
• Work in close collaboration with Supplier Quality to manage Supplier non-conformances, deviations, documentation gaps or corrective actions
• Participate in Material Review Board (MRB) for non-conforming materials and execute timely its material dispositions when assigned
• Initiate internal or external corrective actions to solve issues, such as but not limited to initiating Engineering Change orders on Purchased items to support design or documentation updates
• Ensure compliance to company Quality Management Systems (QMS), and purchasing guidelines, policies or procedures

Purchasing strategy
• Responsible for optimizing material costs through vendor analysis, quality, schedule, cost evaluation, etc. Applies cost effective measures as related to support standard cost and make/buy decisions.
• Determines optimal methods of procurement process such as discrete or blanket orders, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), etc. in alignment with the company strategy to optimize its purchased inventory levels
• Determine and manage optimal order levels by reviewing ERP logistic settings, such as supplier lead-time, order minimums, capacity, shipment methods, freight costs and other relevant variables as necessary.

Supplier performance management and improvement
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships with effective communication skills and by continuously monitoring the flow of information or requirement, both external and internal.
• Utilize supplier performance data on Costs, Quality or Delivery to drive continuous improvement, including feedback and proactive resolution of issues
• In close collaboration with Supplier Quality, investigate quality concerns and recommend actions to correct and prevent future quality concerns; implement and drive supplier improvement processes
• Participate and support Suppliers' assessments or audits
• Perform on-site visits as and when required

Sourcing activities and commodity portfolios management
• Continually assesses market conditions or trends of its portfolio, which may affect procurement and recommend procurement or supply-chain management strategy changes
• Support Strategic Sourcing manager to select vendors through appropriate procurement practices, total cost of ownership and compliance guidelines.
• Submit RFQ's, analyze quotations from suppliers and make recommendations on sourcing strategy for its portfolio
• Support Strategic sourcing

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Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is proud to provide an equal opportunity workplace and be an affirmative action employer. Consider Butler because we are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We recognize that we thrive on diversity for the benefit of our employees, our customers, and the communities where we are located. Employment with Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is governed on the basis of qualifications and competence without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Job Requirements:
Customer Service