Under mínimal direction of the Purchasing Manager Buyer must provide consistency and possess good attention to detail. Buyer manages the supply chain to support the overall needs of the business (sourcing and negotiating with new and existing suppliers, materials, and services as needed to increase capacities, improve quality, and reduce costs); review demand requirements and place purchase orders as needed to meet those requirements; and participate in team activities as required. This role will engage in contracting, international and domestic merch fulfillment activities, communication with suppliers as well as internal and external customers, and overall project management.
**In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be**:
- Runs the order recommendation, reviews and releases orders according to MRP suggestions and considers stock rotation objectives and needs by dates
- Ensures on time delivery for open orders to suppliers and works on establishing an efficient working collaboration with them;
- Build, Issue, Maintain and Expedite purchase orders for assigned drop ship requisitions.
- Enters/updates part item information into the ERP System
- Ensures the availability of items for the flow of production processes according to demand and inventory availability objectives;
- Analyses possible issues and the options regarding availability of items and takes necessary actions.
- Follows the order acknowledgement received from suppliers and inputs the dates in the ERP systems, to make sure that all orders have a promised date received within the specified time frame.
- Follow ASCP signals to make sure parts are delivered in due time and without crafting excess (Exception Messages: Compression Days, Pull In, Push Out, Cancellation messages)
- Consistent review of invoicing price or count discrepancy. Communicates with finance team to have them released for payment.
- Update suppliers contact details in the ERP system when needed.
- Update item attributes whenever there is a change.
- Supervise potential risks caused by delivery delay etc. and take vital actions with other departments to ensure availability of product.
- Communicates suppliers related issues with sourcing group to ensure accurate development measures are taken
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment and be able to get along with associates and managers in various departments/countries and resolve common concerns with diplomacy and integrity.
**Who You Are**:
You anticipate customer needs and provide services that are beyond customer expectations. You consult with a wide network of internal and external connections. You focus on the highest priorities and set aside less critical tasks.
**For This Role, You Will Need**:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain / Management / Business / Engineering or STEM.
- 3-5 years' experience in Purchasing or Production Scheduling/Planning
- Detailed knowledge of MRP and Capacity Planning and sound S&OP Experience
- Basic understanding of engineering specifications, manufacturing processes, cost analysis preferred.
- Import/Export/Incoterms knowledge.
- English Proficiency Required
**Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart**:
- Experience working with Oracle ERP system Preferred
- Good working knowledge of MRP
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically with Excel and PowerPoint
- Good analytic and problem-solving skills and be diligent to detail work in a multifaceted environment.
- APICS / CPM certification preferred.
- Lean / Manufacturing environment or experience desired.
- Good Negotiating Skills
- Ability to balance multiple priorities.
- Ability maintaining positive work relationships with all work associates.
- Ability to maintain good customer relations.
**Our Offer To You**:
We offer a competitive benefits package to recognize and support our employees such as private health insurance with dependent coverage, life insurance, flexible work opportunities, wellness center, door-to-door transportation, Asociacion Solidarista, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and career growth focus and many more.
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