Buyer

Summary

The Buyer will leverage overall purchasing excellence to manage vendor relationships and procure supplies and materials. 

Tasks & Responsibilities 

• Using approved supplier base, processes purchase orders using the ERP
• Partners with Accounts Payable to resolve invoicing issues.
• Responsible for negotiating best pricing and managing vendor relationships.
• Determines safety stock levels for supplies and materials and explores alternate sources.
• Communicates with internal customers on purchasing activities.
• Builds and adapts processes and work instructions to enhance supplier relationships.
• Complies with quality, safety, environmental, internal, and customer mandated procedures. 
• Provides timely responses to SCARs, NCRs, and other quality concerns.
• Prepares and executes bid specifications and RFQs in accordance with Trelleborg Purchasing Excellence guidelines.
• Performs day-to-day operations autonomously.
• Responsible for supporting critical vendors.
• Performs complex analysis and reports.
• Develops ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensures proper purchasing records and controls are maintained for compliance to ISO 13485 requirements.

Education & Experience

• 4-year degree in business, marketing, sales supply chain, communications, or related discipline preferred
• 7 years experience in purchasing or related field
• Experience with clean room/medical device manufacturing
• Experience with Lean Sigma methodologies

Competencies

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language
• Ability to communicate clearly by conveying and receiving ideas, information and direction effectively
• Ability to demonstrate adequate job knowledge to deliver a world class performance
• Ability to challenge oneself to consistently meet all goals and deadlines
• Willingness to strive for excellence by producing work that is free of errors and mistakes
• Desire to delight both customers and coworkers by offering encouragement, fostering teamwork and addressing conflict appropriately
• Commitment to making improvements company wide
• Demonstrated competence using Microsoft Office
• Working knowledge of applicable corporate policies, Work Instructions and SOP’S
• Refined negotiation skills
• Well-developed organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions, as well as interpret simple drawings, pencil sketches and diagrams
• Ability to read specifications, standards, catalogs and other maintenance literature pertaining to the buyer function