Buyer

Buyer/Procurement - DFW, Texas

Purchasing

Medical Device or Heavy Industrial/Aerospace would be a huge plus

Product Manufacturing experience Required

Description:

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Purchases approved engineered materials and products to meet MRP generated requirements or purchase requisitions

Analyzes the MRP Order Action Report on a daily basis in order to determine requirements and uses this to make quantity buy decisions while also considering cost, forecasts and other inputs as needed.

Maintains the integrity of information in system by ensuring all materials purchased have correct cost, lead time, manufacturer's part number, safety stock levels and any other applicable information. Makes any changes to the system as directed by the Materials Manager and maintains accurate delivery dates in the system for all purchased materials

Expedites materials as required by analyzing past due purchase orders and seeks manager approval for any additional costs that may be incurred as a result of the expediting activity

Assists the Materials Manager in the RFQ process for annual purchasing agreements and assists in the negotiation process

Works directly with Engineering on new designs, recommends which suppliers to use based on complexity of the design and overall expected volumes and acts as the interface with suppliers

Creates and updates reports as needed by the Materials Manager

Coordinates the qualification of new vendors

Maintains the purchase order files and file storage

Assists in the resolution of accounting discrepancies

Arranges the return of rejected material

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