Junior Buyer

What will you do?

Functional Expertise:

• Procures materials to meet customer requirements at an optimal cost while scheduling supplier deliveries based on requirements.
• Maintains lot sizes, periods of supply, planning bill demand, lead times, and minimum order quantities with suppliers.
• Supports the phase-out/in of products to avoid obsolete inventory.
• Obtains supplier quotations as required, notifies suppliers of engineering changes to drawings/specifications, and provides suppliers with forecast and open order information.
• Ensures that all released Purchase Orders are sent to suppliers and confirmed within the required turnaround time.
• Resolves invoice issues, coordinates with the Procurement Manager/Counterparts on discrepancies, and updates system information as necessary.
• Monitors supplier performance related to on-time delivery (OTD) and quality.
• Maintains reports and trend analysis schedules to track major purchasing objectives.
• Reviews open purchase orders regularly to execute expediting and schedule adjustments to avoid shortages, maintaining accurate data in ERP systems.
• Achieves target goals on metrics such as Shortage Management, P2P Ordering, P2P Invoicing, NCMRs processing, ATS volume, cost savings, healthy stock inventory, and other team metrics.

Customer Commitment

• Provides timely feedback on customer inquiries.
• Completes workload on time and ensures transactions are processed promptly.
• Implements error-proofing methods to ensure transaction accuracy.
• Participates in conference calls, meetings, and discussions with customers.
• Adheres to shift schedules and attendance expectations to support customers and maintain workload balance.
• Coordinates with other teams to fulfill customer requests.

Internal Communication

• Records and submits periodic/quarterly transaction logs and trackers.
• Plans, executes, and manages workload and projects in cooperation with team leaders.
• Leads team meetings, huddles, and information sharing; communicates best practices, lessons learned, and updates.

Continuous Improvement

• Identifies problem areas, offers solutions, and escalates when necessary.
• Completes Individual Development Plans and implements training activities for process improvement.

Skills and Capabilities for Success

Specific Knowledge/Abilities:

• Intermediate MS Excel
• Basic MS PowerPoint and MS Access
• Understanding of Supply Chain principles
• Detail-oriented with a quality mindset
• Positive attitude and team player
• Strong communication skills

Business Understanding:

• Ability to work in a team
• Maintain positive working relationships
• Interpret instructions in written or oral form

What's in it for you?

• Global family leave
• Medical coverage for employees and dependents
• Worldwide Employee Stock Ownership
• On-site gym

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Reporting Line

• Procurement Assistant Manager