Job Description

Job Description

The job responsibilities of the Buyer include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Development of requirements analysis for materials, components, tooling, or equipment, including preliminary specifications, supplier selection and evaluation, and date needed.
• Prepare, solicit, and evaluate technical request for quotation documents.
• Conduct market research, evaluation, and selection of new and current technology options.
• Works with Engineering, Quality Control, Production Control, Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Aisan Engineering and Purchasing to investigate and screen potential suppliers to determine if supplier meets technical requirements.
• Ensures that contractual language for capital contracts protects company interests
• Acts as a primary contact for supplier negotiations and contracts for all responsible purchases
• Acquire materials, supplies, packaging, and services, placing purchase orders for goods that have requisition approval
• Develop comprehensive project resources and mobilization plans.
• Maintains constant contact and coordination with end users, suppliers, subcontractors, and freight companies to ensure compliance with each contract
• Provide cost analysis data to management for strategic decision making
• Provide technical and financial analysis as requested to FPI and/or Aisan management
• Manage new model material, component, equipment, or tooling readiness projects.
• Manage, develop and implement Supplier Performance measures for cost improvement and on-time delivery
• Foster and develop a “Development Partner” philosophy to select, develop and manage suppliers:
• Mutual Trust, Respect, Candor, Ethical Behavior, Continuous Improvement
• Maintain a world-wide supply base of competitive and innovative companies
• Act as primary contact for supplier negotiations and contracts on assigned commodities
• Drive the application and development of purchasing functional excellence
• Assist plant and suppliers in continuous improvement efforts and optimizing the capabilities of both group
• Proactively lead development of Minority Suppliers within the supply base
• Act as primary contact in resolving long-term issues that the plant has with suppliers
• Drive total cost reductions across entire supply chain in managing cost-out opportunities
• Travel to support supplier/entity issues
• Acts as a backup to other Buyers during absence
• Other responsibilities as assigned

The ideal candidates for these positions will have the following skills and qualifications

• BS/BA in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field or minimum 3 years’ purchasing, engineering, or other related experience
• Ability to manage the entire order-to-payment process
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proficient in constructing analytical tools for Buyer and/or management decision making
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to forge internal customer and external supplier relationships
• Deadline- and results-oriented
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Demonstrated project management skills