Buyer / Planner (Inventory Analyst)
Round Rock, TX
Full Time
Mid Level
Responsible for meeting purchasing needs in an assigned area of commodities and/or services, including planning, requisition review, cost reduction, supplier selection, order placement and follow-up.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
SCOPE, PURPOSE AND FREQUENCY OF CONTACTS
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; and two to five years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience in purchasing fabricated and machined parts preferred both domestically and internationally and experience with heavy industrial machinery.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
The ability to function in a fast-paced environment and quickly adapt to shifting priorities is essential.
Fluent in MS Office, specifically Excel where heavy use of metrics reporting will be required.
MRP experience strongly preferred.
Ability to work in a team environment and perform menial tasks as needed for the position.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak and understand Mandarin/Chinese.
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Strong analytical and organizational skills required. Must be detail oriented.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Communicate purchasing policies and requisition procedures to all requesters in the designated area of responsibility.
- Establish and maintain rapport and business association with suppliers. Obtain vendor technical and operating expertise as required to support company design and manufacturing personnel.
- Evaluate quoted prices by price and/or cost analysis and prepare a formal and comparative bid abstract.
- Award purchase order in accordance with established policies and procedures and legal requirements while constantly seeking maximum value for dollar expenditures.
- Administer purchase orders after award and negotiate changes that may develop prior to completion. Resolve promptly any problems which might occur so as to ensure timely delivery of the item with the quality specified.
- Resolve shortages, rejected parts and any situations wherein supplier invoices or discount action is at variance with order conditions.
- Maintain appropriate purchase order and correspondence files. Audit these files prior to closeout to ensure all required documentation is complete.
- Recommended and implement systems and procedures which reduce inventory and lead-time, increase purchasing efficiency and reduce cost.
- Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
- Compliance with applicable Company policies concerning maintaining a drug free workplace is required. Compliance with all Company policies is required, including adherence to Company ISO 9001 Standards. Company Affirmative Action Plan and Company Safety procedures.
- Incorporate the Standards of Excellence as outlined by TECO-Westinghouse(Pride, Desire, Teamwork, Attention to Detail, Follow-through) into daily activities in order to create a Total Quality environment through personal commitment to excellence.
- Other functions as required (non-essential functions).
SCOPE, PURPOSE AND FREQUENCY OF CONTACTS
- Frequent departmental interaction to exchange information and coordinate activities.
- Frequent interdepartmental interaction to assist personnel in projects that will result in purchases or cost reductions and/or to take part in interdepartmental program implementations and provide liaison relative to items on order or items to be ordered.
- Frequent communication with venders in Asia. Conference call often scheduled in early morning or late night to cope with time zone difference
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; and two to five years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience in purchasing fabricated and machined parts preferred both domestically and internationally and experience with heavy industrial machinery.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
The ability to function in a fast-paced environment and quickly adapt to shifting priorities is essential.
Fluent in MS Office, specifically Excel where heavy use of metrics reporting will be required.
MRP experience strongly preferred.
Ability to work in a team environment and perform menial tasks as needed for the position.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak and understand Mandarin/Chinese.
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Strong analytical and organizational skills required. Must be detail oriented.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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