Indirect Buyer II
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Job Description
You want to love what you do and love where you work. Gentex gives you the best of both worlds. A global technology company headquartered in Zeeland Michigan Gentex is an 8time winner of the Top Workplaces in Michigan.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Purchase goods materials and services the meet or exceed the expectations of the organization considering price quality and delivery.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Purchase goods materials and services that meet cost quality and delivery targets.
- Request and evaluate supplier quotations.
- Perform cost analysis on good purchased through should cost competitive bid and/or cost breakdown analysis.
- Generate purchase orders that comply with company requirements.
- Communicate and work to mitigate any supply problems which may impact our business operations.
- Act as the interface between suppliers and other departments at Gentex.
- Identify risks and drive solutions to mitigate risks and escalate when needed.
- Monitor market trends and drive favorable actions for Gentex.
- Develop and implement cost reductions to ensure favorable Purchase Price Variance (PPV) targets are achieved.
- Manage supplier relationships and insure twoway professional relationships exist.
- Monitor supplier performance and provide feedback.
- Identify and assess new suppliers that can meet the cost quality and delivery expectations for Gentex.
- Other duties as assigned.
HOW YOULL DO IT
- Knowledge of purchasing systems and procedures.
- Good communication negotiation interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Planning negotiations and contract management experience.
- Good technical knowledge of Purchasing and ERP systems.
- Able to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks.
- Able to work well under pressure and handle emergency and stressful situations well.
- Manage and maintain required documentation.
- Develop strong supplier relationships.
- Complying with all Company policies and procedures safety regulations company safety policies and safely perform all duties including but not limited to promoting a safe workplace.
- Maintaining high level of honesty integrity and confidentiality with respect to company matters.
WHAT TO BRING
- Bachelors degree.
- 3 5 years professional experience.
- 1 3 years of purchasing experience.
- English fluent and other language is a plus.
WHAT WILL HELP
- Requires a person who is selfmotivated.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software.
- Oracle software experience.
- Willingness to travel up to 20% of your time.
- Commodityspecificexperience and knowledge.
- Automotive industry experience.
Gentex is an equal opportunity employer
Gentex extends equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individuals race color religion national origin age sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) disability marital status military service height weight genetic information or any other reason protected by law.
Assistance
Gentex is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests email us at . Gentex will not discriminate against any qualified individual who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
