Buyer

• Procure raw materials and components, with a focus on copper, steel, and other metal commodities, to support NPI and production schedules
• Collaborate with Planning and Operations teams to ensure material availability aligns with demand forecasts and capacity plans
• Negotiate pricing, terms, and delivery schedules to optimize cost, quality, and supply continuity
• Monitor supplier performance and proactively resolve issues related to delivery, quality, capacity, or service
• Maintain accurate purchasing data and transactions within ERP systems, including SAP
• Analyze and manage inventory levels to support production while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory
• Support new product introduction (NPI) activities by ensuring timely material sourcing and supplier readiness
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance purchasing processes, supplier performance, and operational efficiency
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders across the organization
• Monitor commodity markets and industry trends to identify potential risks and opportunities related to cost and supply
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procurement procedures, and ethical sourcing standards
• Comply with all company security policies and procedures
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Buyer II managing procurement at Jabil's Memphis facility

Buyer II at Jabil responsible for procuring materials for New Product Introduction and ongoing production. Collaborating with supply chain teams to optimize sourcing and ensure material availability.

• Executes purchase contracts for assigned commodities.
• Identifies, researches, and evaluates suppliers that meet the organization's standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply. Recognizes factors driving market price, evaluates and compares current price to market to secure reduced prices.
• Analyzes and evaluates supplier bids, proposals, or quotations; negotiate prices and delivery conditions; and commits to purchases (within established limits of authority) with terms that are in the organization's best interest.
• Interprets inventory targets, production schedules, purchase requisitions, orders, and other documents to coordinate purchasing activities with the organization's current and anticipated demand for goods and materials.
• Conducts ongoing and annual cost reduction analysis. Creates recommendations, presentations and reports out to management.
• Evaluates and provides recommendation to update current processes and procedures in order to ensure maximum efficiency in purchasing efforts.
• Acts as a resource to less experienced personnel.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Commodity Buyer executing purchases for assigned commodities and evaluating suppliers

Commodity Buyer

Commodity Buyer responsible for purchasing assigned commodities and evaluating suppliers for a company. Identifying cost-reduction opportunities and managing supplier relationships in a business context.

• Lead full life cycle purchasing activities including preparation of solicitation packages to vendors for Prime Proposal and existing Program related activities
• Evaluation of vendor proposals
• Completion of price analysis
• Issue resolution
• Negotiation and finalization of PO documents and modifications
• Ensure compliance with contract specifications and deliverables during the contract life and CPSR Requirements

Buyer/Sr. Buyer handling procurement cycle for Government Contracting.

Senior Buyer

Buyer/Sr. Buyer leading full procurement cycle for government contracting consulting firm. Responsible for vendor negotiations, compliance, and ensuring deliverables during contract life.

• In partnership with the Procurement Operations Manager, provide procurement operations support including: purchasing of inventory products, inventory management, non-inventory flow and space models, cycle counts, supplier management, procurement transaction and expediting support
• Develop deep knowledge of inventory items and align with like buildings to drive best practices
• Manage KPIs like inventory shrink, out of stocks, inventory turns, new item creations, and gross profit margins.
• Develop relationship across the building and network to ensure best practices are being shared and implemented
• Align with internal customers, Finance and Procurement Operations to understand budgetary targets by building and develop methods of measuring and defining savings, value and other category metrics
• Work in partnership both internally and with suppliers to develop innovative solutions to provide Procurement support to the Operations network
• Develop and implement ways to measure suppliers to drive continuous performance improvement

Inventory Buyer managing procurement for Odeko's network of warehouses

Inventory Buyer

Inventory Buyer responsible for procurement operations supporting warehouses in Odeko's network, enhancing inventory management and supplier relationships. Role focuses on purchasing and operational efficiencies collaboratively in remote capacity.

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