What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Buyer (Electronics) - Direct Hire!! position at BlackTree Technical Group, Inc.?
Senior Buyer (Electronics) - Direct Hire!!
Responsibilities
- Establish strategies to improve supply chain, solve shortage issues and strengthen supplier relationships.
- Partner with key, strategic vendors to obtain best pricing and accurate delivery.
- Obtain materials, components and equipment, as required by the production schedule.
- Plan, schedule and monitor the movement of materials through the development, prototype and production cycle.
- Expedite orders where necessary.
- Establish and maintain relations with suppliers and appropriate representatives
- Direct and procure supplier technical and operating expertise as required to internal customer.
- Maintain an awareness of materials and procurement concepts.
- Verify data accuracy, report problems to appropriate parties.
- Develop written procedures for routine protocols and keep them current for the Purchasing Department.
- Identify problem areas and brainstorm and execute solutions.
- Complete special projects for the Operations department.
- Track progress of parts to ensure time schedules and delivery.
- Partner with engineering on new product introductions, including early supplier involvement.
- Implement improvement processes to reduce inventory and non-value add work.
- Monitor, analyze, and report material variances to standard cost.
- Collaborate with Customer Service, Sales, Accounting, Production and Warehouse.
- Responsible for optimizing material costs through vendor analysis, quality, schedule, cost evaluation, etc.
- Apply cost effective measures as related to support standard cost and make/buy decisions.
Salary : $80,000 - $90,000
