Purchasing Buyer

Job Description:

Job Summary:

Responsible for managing all purchasing activities related to their assigned category that are in line with the respective purchasing strategy in their region.

Job Description:

Responsible for all aspects of the Supplier relationship with Astemo including:

• Managing Tallapoosa PO process for all orders
• Maintaining backorder log and resolving PO delivery issues
• Supporting Tallapoosa plant side activities and projects
• Developing Regional CAPEX commodity strategies and Cost Reduction projects
• Managing the supplier selection process for key commodities
• Negotiating Regional Tallapoosa site and CAPEX contractual agreements
• Handling site service contracts and daily relationships with outside contractors
• Supporting new program launches / equipment @ Tallapoosa
• Cost analysis cost reduction strategies market analysis quoting activities
• Long term planning and development of suppliers and commodity base

Qualifications:

• Ability to analyze/interpret large amounts of data (costs/supplier proposals)
• Demonstrated strong/effective negotiation & decision-making skills
• Ability to seek on-going cost reduction activities to establish meet and exceed goals
• Ability to lead groups and designate responsibilities as needed
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with various levels of management within the organization

• Ability to handle multiple projects independently to satisfactorily achieve dept./co. objectives
• Strong Excel / PowerPoint skills
• Possess high ethical standards of professional conduct and a basic understanding of contract law

Education: Bachelor of Business Administration or related field preferred or Associate Degree in Business Administration field

Experience: Minimum of 5 years experience in purchasing or related field.

Job level determined by various factors such as organization size responsibility career stage and capabilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Working conditions:

• Physical Demands: Required to sit or stand for long periods of time. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Have ability to work 40 60 hours per week.

• Travel: The candidate will need to travel to suppliers and/or Astemo locations as required. International travel may also be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity disability protected veteran status and national origin.

At Astemo were challenging the status quo with the power of diversity inclusion and collaboration. Our goal is to build an inclusive work environment that celebrates the differences of our employees. We want to ensure that every employee feels valued respected and empowered. We dont just accept differencewe celebrate it we support it and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees our products and our community. Astemo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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