What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Manager position at Amtex Systems Inc.?
Job Summary
The Indirect Sr. Buyer is responsible for implementing the day-to-day purchasing activities, identifying opportunities for savings, consolidation, risk, or process improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Procurement team to identify short and long-term strategies.
- Work with stakeholders to secure goods and services.
- Secure NDA's, prepare RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs for product categories, complete bid evaluations.
- Maintains Procurement System information – SAP, Ironclad, Ariba
- Track supplier metrics, savings, communicate supplier performance, and forecast requirements, as needed, ensuring all purchases are consistent with quality and delivery requirements.
- Update price models, as required. Analyze and deliver timely cost information. Maintain sourcing database and metrics for reporting and communicating Procurement activities.
- Negotiate with suppliers for execution of a wide variety of Supply Agreements that achieve lowest total system balancing quality and cost which are in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Perform contract modifications. Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external parties to negotiate and propose changes to contracts when necessary, aiming to protect the company's interests.
- Coordinate with internal customers to implement supplier changes, as required; assist plants and internal customers on sourcing related issues.
- Ensure all purchases are consistent with TCO requirements.
- Perform tactical and other duties as assigned.
