Charlotte, NC
Order: 196686
| Primary Responsibilities: • Manage a group of suppliers from PO placement through order delivery, approve payments and negotiates prices. • Managing the supplier relationship to schedule or expedite deliveries to ensure resolution of problems such as shortages and missed/late deliveries and any improvement activities. • Prepares purchase orders and negotiates prices to ensure the procurement process goes smoothly, under general guidance. • Carries out Procurement processes, standards, and operational plans, including RFPs, negotiation preparations, and cost analysis. • Contacts suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries to ensure resolution of problems such as shortages and missed or late deliveries. • Responds to inquiries on order status, changes, or cancellations to ensure customer satisfaction. • Forward looking for trends, supplier risks, drop in demands, using procurement tools • Review critical shortages with the Planner and stakeholders. Work with suppliers to improve deliveries and close supply gaps. • Analyze root causes to lead resolution to a permanent fix that will mitigate a repeat of overdue deliveries. • Ensures product is delivered on time, meets quality standards, and at the right cost. May perform delivery assurance responsibilities. • Monitors contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations. • Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments. Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment and overall adequacy and accuracy. • Other projects assigned and directed by Leadership. |
Looking for an experienced Buyer with experienced with root cause of issues, using the 5-Ys (5 ways to uncover the root cause of a problem) cross functional coordination, lots of work in SAP to be done. Needs high level background in SAP. Familiar with BI Reports and Tableau would be a plus!
Education: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, engineering, or related field is preferred.
Experience: 6-10 years in supply chain (wanting 2 years of high level experience in SAP) AT LEAST 6 YEARS (preferably more*) years of prior relevant experience
• Diversity in experience is helpful too, strategic sourcing, expediting, supply excellent running, purchasing
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