Buyer

Buyer

The Buyer will work closely with and report to the Director Procurement with dotted line into the Iowa City Plant Manager. The Buyer is responsible for the integrity of TVS’ purchasing and inventory systems.

The Buyer's responsibilities include keeping supplier information current, fostering strong relationships with current suppliers, and building connections with potential suppliers. The Buyer will prepare and process purchase orders and analyse data to evaluate the effectiveness of operations and projects. Additionally, the Buyer may assist in preparing RFQ’s when needed and will ensure data integrity is maintained.

Essential Functions

• Purchase goods, materials and services to ensure that the companies operational needs are met, considering price, quality and delivery to ensure continuity of supply.
• Coordinate and manage all activities during the purchasing process, which includes master item file implementation, issuing purchase orders, inventory maintenance, data integrity
• Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact the business operations
• Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities.
• Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization
• Monitor market trends and strategies
• Work closely with others in the procurement function and review opportunities for continuous improvement
• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Maintain and update vendor list
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships along with collaboration on best practices
• Partner with suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery and invoice issues

Competencies

• Exceptional communication skills
• High expectations surrounding customer service and quality
• Ability to assess and quickly prioritize competing requests
• Adaptive and self-motivated professional
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills
• Possesses excellent time management skills with a proven ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
• confidentially maintains information according to policy
• Must be able and willing to be cross-trained

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The associate may occasionally be required to lift 51 pounds; anything greater than 51 pounds requires assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

This job is performed in a warehouse environment with high forklift traffic. Personal protective equipment (PPE) such as steel-toed shoes and safety glasses are required in certain warehouse areas.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

Full-time on-site position, Exempt. Schedule flexibility for extended or unplanned work hours is required.

Travel

Occasional travel between locations.

Education and Experience

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and Outlook
• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2 years’ experience in Procurement and Strategic Sourcing (ideally in manufacturing or operations)
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Problem-solving and organizational skills

Other Duties

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

TVS SCS NA is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture as an EEO employer. The TVS SCS NA team does not discriminate against candidates and employees because of their disability, sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status under the law within any employment practices. We are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants; please contact [Hope Molyneaux, JMolyneaux@tvsscs.com] to request a reasonable accommodation. The employee selected for this role must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

TVS SCS NA complies with the CPRA: CALIFORNIA PRIVACY NOTICE

https://www.tvsscs.com/wp-content/uploads/securepdfs/2023/02/CALIFORNIA-PRIVACY-NOTICE-1_18_23.pdf