The Commodity Buyer is responsible for deploying and developing the commodity strategy for its assigned commodities. The role of the Buyer is to manage relationships / negotiation with suppliers, pilot the utilization of supplier panel in programs and series production during sourcing, and ensure supplier performance.
What will you do? - Responsible for subcontract sourcing, proposal evaluation, negotiation, award, execution, and administration of subcontract purchase orders from new part production to production environment.
- Timely procurement and on-time delivery performance for assigned commodities/ supplier with annual spend of $8 million.
- Leads the activities that support production needs impacted by vendor performance with minimal impact to inventory position.
- Leads negotiation of strategic agreements with vendor for stocking and pricing agreements.
- Assesses vendor performance and leads vendor improvement activities to reduce risks to production and ensure Motivair's Terms and Conditions of Purchase are upheld.
- Participates and engages in Rep and Certification activities for new business.
- Identifies strategies and opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and manage risk through strategic and targeted negotiations.
- Cultivates and maintains strong working relationships with suppliers, internal stakeholders, operations, engineering and quality.
- Prepares and maintains subcontract files extensive and detailed enough to permit informed decision-making by management and successful audit.
- Manages invoice to pay process by ensuring 1) Pay Terms are accurate and 2) Release of payments 3) Resolving any discrepant matters preventing payment.
- Leads Buy American, Conflict Minerals Reporting and other annual reporting requirements.
- Other duties as assigned.
What skills and capabilities will make you successful? - Ability to comprehend, understand Engineering Data and assess required flow downs to vendors.
- Ability to comprehend, understand Customer commercial data and assess required flow downs to vendors.
- Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
- Experience understanding technical data.
- Experience managing supplier development activities.
- Demonstrate contract negotiation with savings.
- Experience with ISO 9001 a plus
- Strong business acumen
- Knowledge of commodity markets
- Blueprint reading and familiarity with eDrawing viewer.
- Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Negotiation Skills
- Vendor relationship management
- Understanding of the Procurement lifecycle
- Understanding of Procurement Compliance activities
- Attention to detail and project management skills.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Problem solving, and reporting skills.
- Office environment working primarily at a desk on a computer.
- Ability to sit for long periods of time.
Who will you report to? You will report to the Procurement Supervisor. This role is an onsite position. You are required to report to the Cheektowaga, NY facility 5 days a week.
What qualifications will make you successful for this role? - Bachelor's degree in supply chain or engineering
- 5+ years of progressive build to print/subcontracts/procurement experience or total of 10 years of relevant experience
- Preferred experience in an electrical commodity
- CPIM certification
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Responsibilities
The Commodity Buyer is responsible for deploying and developing the commodity strategy for its assigned commodities. The role of the Buyer is to manage relationships / negotiation with suppliers, pilot the utilization of supplier panel in programs and series production during sourcing, and ensure supplier performance.
What will you do? - Responsible for subcontract sourcing, proposal evaluation, negotiation, award, execution, and administration of subcontract purchase orders from new part production to production environment.
- Timely procurement and on-time delivery performance for assigned commodities/ supplier with annual spend of $8 million.
- Leads the activities that support production needs impacted by vendor performance with minimal impact to inventory position.
- Leads negotiation of strategic agreements with vendor for stocking and pricing agreements.
- Assesses vendor performance and leads vendor improvement activities to reduce risks to production and ensure Motivair's Terms and Conditions of Purchase are upheld.
- Participates and engages in Rep and Certification activities for new business.
- Identifies strategies and opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and manage risk through strategic and targeted negotiations.
- Cultivates and maintains strong working relationships with suppliers, internal stakeholders, operations, engineering and quality.
- Prepares and maintains subcontract files extensive and detailed enough to permit informed decision-making by management and successful audit.
- Manages invoice to pay process by ensuring 1) Pay Terms are accurate and 2) Release of payments 3) Resolving any discrepant matters preventing payment.
- Leads Buy American, Conflict Minerals Reporting and other annual reporting requirements.
- Other duties as assigned.
What skills and capabilities will make you successful? - Ability to comprehend, understand Engineering Data and assess required flow downs to vendors.
- Ability to comprehend, understand Customer commercial data and assess required flow downs to vendors.
- Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
- Experience understanding technical data.
- Experience managing supplier development activities.
- Demonstrate contract negotiation with savings.
- Experience with ISO 9001 a plus
- Strong business acumen
- Knowledge of commodity markets
- Blueprint reading and familiarity with eDrawing viewer.
- Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Negotiation Skills
- Vendor relationship management
- Understanding of the Procurement lifecycle
- Understanding of Procurement Compliance activities
- Attention to detail and project management skills.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Problem solving, and reporting skills.
- Office environment working primarily at a desk on a computer.
- Ability to sit for long periods of time.
Who will you report to? You will report to the Procurement Supervisor. This role is an onsite position. You are required to report to the Cheektowaga, NY facility 5 days a week.
