Buyer

Responsible for providing purchasing solutions expertise using Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, Management to deliver maximum value in developing, communicating, and/or implementing a local or regional sourcing strategy for a specific Customer business unit.
Managing policies, agreements, source catalogs, and special purchasing programs.
Supporting specific Product lines and New Product Introduction programs.
Liaise with the corresponding Category based Buyers.

SKILLS:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
An undergraduate degree from a college or university (or equivalent) or equivalent experience. Two to four years relevant experience required. Experience leading projects as well as teams, suppliers, and customers to effective solutions.

SKILLS:
Strategic guidance (understand the current supplier base, evaluating strategic options, deciding a course of action, and beginning implementations).
Experience with purchasing machined castings is desired.
Team leadership (guiding decisions on sourcing, logistics, and resource management, as well as continuous process improvement and team-member mentorship).
Intelligent problem-solving and customer support solutions (determining how to best satisfy Critical Customer Requirements while sustaining competitive advantage).
Quality supplier relationships (developing mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers throughout the organization).
Willingness to travel.
Fluency (able to speak, read, write, and comprehend fluently) in English.
Ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal, analytical, leadership, and project management skills to develop close working relationships with others both inside and outside the Customer.