What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Delta Electronics Americas?
Delta, founded in 1971, is a global leader in switching power supplies and thermal management products with a thriving portfolio of smart energy-saving systems and solutions in the fields of industrial automation, building automation, telecom power, data center infrastructure, EV charging, renewable energy, energy storage and display, to nurture the development of smart manufacturing and sustainable cities. As a world-class corporate citizen guided by its mission statement, “To provide innovative, clean and energy-efficient solutions for a better tomorrow,” Delta leverages its core competence in high-efficiency power electronics and its ESG-embedded business model to address key environmental issues, such as climate change. Delta serves customers through its sales offices, R&D centers and manufacturing facilities spread over close to 200 locations across five continents. Delta has 158 sales offices, 72 R&D centers and 48 manufacturing facilities worldwide
Throughout its history, Delta has received various global awards and recognition for its business achievements, innovative technologies and dedication to ESG. Since 2011, Delta has been listed on the DJSI World Index of Dow Jones Sustainability™ Indices for 11 consecutive years. In 2021, Delta was also recognized by CDP with leadership level ratings for its substantial contribution to climate change and water security issues and named Supplier Engagement Leader for its continuous development of a sustainable value chain.
Buyer
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Process goods or service purchase order that meet the quantity, quality and lead-time requirement
- Prepare purchase orders by verifying forecast, stock, MOQ, and lead time
- Follow up with opened PO and shipment from vendors
- Verify goods receipt with items ordered; authorize payment to vendor; problems solving with vendor
- Local vendor resourcing with new project
- Negotiate the contract and price
Requirements: Education/Qualification/Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Experience:
- Bachelor degree
- Minimum of 3 years of commodity purchase experience
- Proficiency in using MS Excel / PowerPoint /Words/Outlook
- Good in verbal and written communication skills, mandarin speaking and reading are preferable
- Strategic sourcing, cost analyses, and contract negotiations (purchasing / service agreements) skills
- Ability to identify purchasing process issues and drive process improvement
- Ability to work independently on multiple tasks and projects with various stakeholders
- Knowledge of manufacturing process like molding, stamping, castings, machining is a plus
- SAP and MRP software experience are preferable
- Mandarin speaking is highly desired
