Position: operation buyer
responsible for providing support to operations with issues related to external supplies and suppliers, and for supporting category teams with the implementation of strategy initiatives. Supports indirect procurement needs not covered by regional contracts.
responsibilities
* implement regional indirect contracts negotiated by regional indirect procurement managers within the branch(es), and manage all indirect purchases not covered by regional contracts.
* manage commercial aspects (negotiation & implementation) of engineering changes impacting serial production parts (post phase 5 sign‑off) from external suppliers.
* support the category management team in the implementation of strategy or productivity initiatives.
* responsible for supplier performance management (quality, cost, delivery) with the commodity manager.
* provide procurement input to the supplier scorecard for the branch.
* serve as the first level of branch escalation to the procurement organization for support with external supplier related issues.
* perform serial price changes upload/updates, initiate and monitor the accuracy of the prices maintained in the plant erp within serial product life.
equal employment opportunity/veterans/disability employer
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