Buyer III

ICONMA, LLC

Racine, WI

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$32.36–$33.92 Per Hour
SKILLS
Agricultural Equipment, Analysis Skills, Blueprints, Cost Control, Cost Engineering, Data Analysis, Data Science, Demand Forecasting/Planning, Financial Trend Analysis, Health Plan, Heavy Equipment/Vehicles, Negotiation Skills, Product Costing, Purchasing/Procurement, SAP, Sales Management, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Supply Chain, Technical/Engineering Design, Trend Analysis, Vendor/Supplier Planning, Vendor/Supplier Relations, Vlookups
LOCATION
Racine, WI
POSTED
Today
Our Client, an Agricultural Machinery Heavy Equipment company, is looking for a Buyer III for their Racine, WI location.
 
Responsibilities:
  • Activities individuals will perform as part of their job duties: analysis (data science, data analytics), resourcing actions, supplier negotiations, surcharge management, reporting, payment resolutions, WMF (waste minimization fund) mitigations, market test and tech reviews.
  • Analyze and evaluate external price trends and new product offerings to reduce overall purchasing costs
  • Collaborate with suppliers to assure the quality of their products, materials, components and/or operations and develop supply recommendations
  • Ensure suppliers can meet forecasted demand
  • May coordinate efforts in the reduction of purchasing/engineering costs and establish cost for new products
  • May participate in design and/or technical reviews
  • May select, recommend and manage relationships with major suppliers, vendors, or sub-contractors to ensure the organization receives satisfactory standards of service.
 
Requirements:
  • Yrs experience: min of 5 yr exp with a specific commodity (see below).
  • Preference is around 8-12 yrs exp with any of the commodities.
  • The higher the experience level, the more responsibility (i.e., lower level experience candidate will be primarily asked for review and initial recommendation on processes/tasks, the highest level of experience candidate will be managing the entire scope of a commodity)
  • A Very high demanding & high performing team, need individuals who are self-starters, able to hit the ground running asap.
  • SAP and excel (think pivots/vlookups/macros etc) MANDATORY (client will train on any homegrown systems).
  • Background in procurement, supply chain, purchasing mandatory (at a global level highly preferred).
  • Individuals will manage all tasks/work up to contract signature (this will be done by client manager), will not be dealing with cash, will process/work with large quantities and lots of $$. Preference is for higher skill level (8+ yrs) but will entertain lower-level skills as well. Individuals must be able to read and understand blueprints and specifications, have logistical knowledge, be able to perform a tech review/quality of product, understand how to navigate for information (most of that being web based).
 
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ICONMA, LLC