**Job Purpose**:
Manage and ensure the purchasing of materials, services, and/or equipment for the assigned purchasing portfolio, within the set procurement policies and guidelines, to ensure an uninterrupted and timely supply at an optimum cost within specifications.
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:
- Reviews customer orders on a daily basis
- Contact potential vendors, perform reference checks, review quotations and evaluate each purchase requisition for the most appropriate methods of procurement
- Review purchase orders for accuracy
- Establish priorities for assigned commodities with key vendors and ensure priorities are maintained
- Maintain effective communication with both internal and external customers
- Interface with all levels of management both internally and externally
- Continuously strive to reduce cost of assigned commodities
- Interact with engineering department to assist in the sourcing of materials, with respect to cost, quality, and availability of materials
- Generate reports per specified processes that measure key buyer performance metrics
**Qualifications**:
**Minimum**
- 1-2+ years experience in a similar position
- Bachelor's degree in related field
- Knowledge of software programs, including MS Office, etc.
**Preferred**
- Foreign language is a plus, English a must
- A proactive approach to problem-solving with strong decision-making skills.
- Must be able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced quickly changing environment
- Knowledge of MRP and ERP
- 2-4 year college degree or higher in business or related field
**General Job Requirements**:
- This position will work in an office setting, expect mínimal physical demands.
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