Buyer

Job Title: Buyer
Job Location: Peachtree Corners, GA 30071
Job Duration: 3 Months


Summary:
Manages procurement of direct materials to support business
requirements: including purchase order management, negotiating costs,
purchase order management, and inventory management.

Assists with key procurement initiatives as directed by management.


Duties:
Administers and manages purchase orders and delivery commitments to
designated suppliers as necessary to support production and/or sales
requirements within the business.
Reviews, interprets, and communicates material demand forecast and
manages capacity planning for assigned commodity groups and/or
supplier relationships.
Supports alignment of production supplier requirements and sourcing
strategies with those of product development (NPI) for designated
suppliers/commodities to ensure uninterrupted material availability,
alignment of risk, and cost goals with vision for the business.
Owns performance management and improvement efforts for designated
suppliers, providing information to strategic purchasing for supplier
business reviews.
Utilizes lean sourcing principles (Kanban, consignment, and other similar
material pull methods) to achieve 100% material availability and optimize
on-hand inventory.
Embraces continuous improvement techniques to drive toward attainment
of key purchasing metrics (supplier on-time delivery, quality, inventory
turns, problem shelf, expedited inbound freight, vendor scrap, E&O
reduction).
Leverages problem solving skills to propose solutions to identified supply
chain issues.
Coordinates engineering change order activity with suppliers and other
functional groups.
Coordinate with strategic purchasing price changes due to cost reduction
initiatives, volume pricing or requested by supplier.
Supports assigned commodity team by participating in identified risk
mitigation and cost reduction opportunities and supporting other
commodity projects as assigned.

Experience:
3+ years of purchasing experience in a regulated industry manufacturing
environment (medical device preferred).
Computer experience including MS Office products and ERP systems,
preferably SAP and Agile.
Working knowledge of buying, material planning, master scheduling, and
forecasting.
Demonstrates concern for precision and thoroughness.
Ability to consistently achieve stretch goals and objectives.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects successfully.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
English 90%
Availability to travel to both domestic and international suppliers.

Education:
BS degree or equivalent