Commodity Buyer
Job ID
125514
Job Type
Contract
Industry
Manufacturing
Location
Farmington, Michigan, United States
Talascend is currently seeking a Commodity Buyer for a contract opportunity in Farmington, Michigan
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Negotiates pricing, facilitates purchases, and coordinates all activities required to purchase production or non-production parts and services, and accessory commodities
Locates and develops suppliers that can meet current and future production or non-production parts requirements.
Ensures suppliers meet the company’s goals of quality, cost and delivery.
Coordinates with other departments to ensure an uninterrupted supply of parts to production lines and to solve supply problems.
Maintains daily business support activities of department administrative support personnel.
Contributes to building brand value and achieving enduring profitable growth.
Negotiates and establishes commodity prices for production parts.
Handles assigned commodities.
Ensures cost control in accordance with the revival plan cost reduction goals and requirements.
Locates suppliers and develops their abilities to meet current and future production parts requirements.
Performs comparative analysis of competing suppliers to select most competitive source for a specified commodity.
Establishes contracts for assigned commodities; maintains purchase orders, and related purchasing records; maintains files and records of current and potential suppliers, materials and prices.
Coordinates activities between all departments and supplier base to ensure uninterrupted supply of parts and resolution of supply issues and problems.
Plans, develops, implements and maintains cost reduction plans in support of the department's cost reduction goals.
As necessary, performs other related duties of which the above are representative.
Will be some new model sourcing current model management, design related activities, work closely with the product team on design changes, current or new.
Working with suppliers globally local reps to work with – new business, material adjustments, PO updates general administrative duties.
Commodity deck – 12-15 suppliers to manage – more of an entry commodity role – annual spend for this role is 36 mil.
REQUIREMENTS:
Commodity and market knowledge.
Commercial and legal regulations knowledge.
Good communication skills-both verbal and written; interpersonal; negotiation and cost and manufacturing process analysis skills.
Three to five years of related experience at a professional level.
Bachelor Degree from an accredited college or university
Working knowledge of word processor, spreadsheet, other PC applications, or mainframe applications to produce non-standard, creative products.
Approximately 20% day and overnight travel.
Some travel including 1-2 nights.
Commodity: Washer/Wipers/Horn.
3-5years required in either purchasing or supply chain.
Excel is extremely important, simple macros, formulas, manage and maintain in executive reporting format.
SAP is key program.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Negotiates pricing, facilitates purchases, and coordinates all activities required to purchase production or non-production parts and services, and accessory commodities
Locates and develops suppliers that can meet current and future production or non-production parts requirements.
Ensures suppliers meet the company’s goals of quality, cost and delivery.
Coordinates with other departments to ensure an uninterrupted supply of parts to production lines and to solve supply problems.
Maintains daily business support activities of department administrative support personnel.
Contributes to building brand value and achieving enduring profitable growth.
Negotiates and establishes commodity prices for production parts.
Handles assigned commodities.
Ensures cost control in accordance with the revival plan cost reduction goals and requirements.
Locates suppliers and develops their abilities to meet current and future production parts requirements.
Performs comparative analysis of competing suppliers to select most competitive source for a specified commodity.
Establishes contracts for assigned commodities; maintains purchase orders, and related purchasing records; maintains files and records of current and potential suppliers, materials and prices.
Coordinates activities between all departments and supplier base to ensure uninterrupted supply of parts and resolution of supply issues and problems.
Plans, develops, implements and maintains cost reduction plans in support of the department's cost reduction goals.
As necessary, performs other related duties of which the above are representative.
Will be some new model sourcing current model management, design related activities, work closely with the product team on design changes, current or new.
Working with suppliers globally local reps to work with – new business, material adjustments, PO updates general administrative duties.
Commodity deck – 12-15 suppliers to manage – more of an entry commodity role – annual spend for this role is 36 mil.
REQUIREMENTS:
Commodity and market knowledge.
Commercial and legal regulations knowledge.
Good communication skills-both verbal and written; interpersonal; negotiation and cost and manufacturing process analysis skills.
Three to five years of related experience at a professional level.
Bachelor Degree from an accredited college or university
Working knowledge of word processor, spreadsheet, other PC applications, or mainframe applications to produce non-standard, creative products.
Approximately 20% day and overnight travel.
Some travel including 1-2 nights.
Commodity: Washer/Wipers/Horn.
3-5years required in either purchasing or supply chain.
Excel is extremely important, simple macros, formulas, manage and maintain in executive reporting format.
SAP is key program.
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.
Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.
Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.