Buyer

Full Time; Salary

This position is located in:

40701 Wooward Ave

Bloomfield MI 48304

Target:
(basic targets for job holder’s orientation)

The job of Purchasing Agent was established for the purpose/s of providing support to internal and external customers and supplier activities in compliance with mandated requirements; overseeing daily functions; responding to a range of procurement requests and processes; providing accurate feedback and status of supplier activities; and achieving department objectives and goals within budget.

Tasks:

(important main tasks in logical order)

• Assisting the analysis of the procurement market (national and international)
• Assisting in supplier selection, supplier certification and supplier development
• Assisting the implementation of supplier evaluation (quality, delivery)
• Develop and implement opportunities for cost savings and process improvements in the work area
• Assisting the preparation of the procurement strategy, procurement objectives and their implementation
• Administers bidding process and contracts for vendor performance/compliance (e.g. prepare specs, evaluate bids, recommend suppliers, conduct bid meetings, etc.) for the purpose of securing goods and services per customer specs and within budget.
• Assists auditors in providing requested information for the purpose of audit completion.
• Responsible for price and contract negotiation to ensure the best value purchase for the company and the customer
• Responsible for framework agreements / drafting purchase agreements / contract reviews
• Issues purchase orders to suppliers and maintains scheduled tracking of products to insure on time delivery per production schedules
• Responsible for procurement projects in close cooperation with the engineering and project management groups
• Participates in department meetings, training, conferences for conveying and gathering information to perform job functions
• Maintains purchasing information, files, records (e.g. RFQ’s P.O.’s, inquiries, vendor quotes, etc.) for project availability and documentation
• Coordination of suppliers visit dates for technical meetings in the current project

Competencies:

• Operating standard office equipment including software applications
• Planning and managing projects
• Financial management within the negotiation process
• Excellent communication skills

Responsibility (area):

(technical responsibility, responsibility for staff)

• Support the internal and external customer
• Maintain and complete current projects
• Support ALL departments as necessary to complete assigned tasks
• Manage external supply base insuring first time quality, schedule, and cost objectives
• Some travel may be required

Knowledge:

• Basic understanding of the procurement process
• Working understanding of ethical procurement standards and practices
• Basic understanding of scheduling and lead times
• Technical understanding of the production process is a plus

Job experience:

• Working within a team
• Good PC knowledge (MS Office) (SAP)
• Some experience working with outside suppliers and customers
• Minimum of 2 years of purchasing experience

Personal skills required:

• Flexibility
• Capacity for analytic and technical thinking…”Outside the Box”
• Capacity for cooperation and thinking in target audience orientation
• Capacity to work within and for a team
• Reliability
• Ability to work Autonomously…”SelfStarter/Motivator”
• Excellent communication skills