Direct Buyer OH

Direct Buyer Job Description

This role is a partnership between Rose International and the LG Energy Solution-Honda joint venture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Issue purchase orders for all projects, manage material run out plans, and mitigate potential production shortfalls or overstock situations.
• Resolve conflicts that arise with supplier delivery schedules, raw materials, and inventory.
• Establish and maintain communication networks with the supply base to promote positive, long-term relationships focused on delivery performance.
• Continually develop internal and external communication networks to ensure operational success and departmental awareness.
• Propose new business processes, suggest process and system improvements, and manage their introduction, execution, and long-term implementation.
• Work closely with system development teams to specify, negotiate, and confirm system changes, identifying key stakeholders and including them in development and confirmation.
• Understand and manage supplier material packaging, labeling procedures, shipping processes, and material conditions from point of shipping to point of arrival.
• Monitor and report on supplier performance.
• Maintain control of inventory by establishing and maintaining trigger points based on multiple criteria at multiple points in the supply chain.
• Support senior management in developing and implementing purchasing strategies.
• Research, identify, and recommend prospective new suppliers.

Requirements:

• 4 years of experience in a direct buyer purchasing role or a degree in a similar field.
• Exceptional negotiation skills and the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external parties.
• Knowledge of global supply chain or import/export activity.
• Knowledge of basic inventory management and manufacturing workflow.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Good time-management and organizational skills, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work on multiple issues and tasks, prioritize, plan, perform, and communicate activities in both written and verbal form.
• Advanced knowledge of data management and analysis, such as Excel VBA or Python.
• Knowledge of data visualization tools, such as Tableau or Power BI.

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary.
• Paid time off, including vacation and paid holidays.
• Ability to earn compensatory time off.
• Industry-leading benefit plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx).
• Shift premium (when assigned).
• 401K plan with company match.
• Relocation assistance (if eligible).