Buyer

The Buyer is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and procuring materials, components, and services required to support company operations. This role ensures cost-effective purchasing, supplier performance, and timely delivery while maintaining compliance with company policies and industry requirements. Depending on experience and demonstrated capability.

· Manage assigned commodities such as Cable and Wire, Connectors, Terminals, Hardware, Chemicals, Sheet Metal.

· Place purchase orders for goods and services in accordance with company procedures.

· Plan and release purchase orders to secure materials and services on an as-needed basis.

· Solicit price and delivery information from suppliers.

· Obtain material order confirmations, including best delivery dates and availability for new and existing orders.

· Follow up on open purchase orders regarding tickers, late deliveries, documentation issues, or supplier updates.

· Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers.

· Evaluate supplier performance based on cost, quality, on-time delivery, and lead time.

· Recommend sources of supply based on competitiveness, reliability, and capability.

· Identify and qualify new suppliers when necessary.

· Process RMA (Return Material Authorization) and RTV (Return to Vendor) transactions when required.

· Work with suppliers to resolve delivery, quality, or pricing issues.

· Communicate schedules and deadlines with internal customers such as Material Planning, Production, Engineering, and Customer Account Managers.

· Work with peers, leads, or cross-functional teams to improve material availability, delivery dates, and supply chain performance.

· Expedite critical orders to support production schedules.

On-time delivery by the supplier

· Purchase price variance (PPV)

· Cost savings / cost avoidance

· Supplier quality performance

· Reduction of delivery time

· Inventory availability and material shortages