Technical Buyer Remote

? Review and processes purchasing requests for goods or services to ensure compliance with purchasing procedures and user requirements
- Prepare request for quotation, supporting spreadsheets, comparisons, recommendations, and justifications; obtains telephone quotes when indicated.
- Support production purchasing requirements for daily production plans by ensuring material is delivered on time to production work order start date.
- Interact with suppliers and internal customers regarding order status
- Maintain records in accordance with established policies and guidelines.
- May validate, reconcile, and process receiving reports, invoices, and other payment documents.
- Metrics to support:
o On Time Delivery to Promise Date (OSD)
o On Time Delivery to customer request date
o Suppliers Quality
- Meet with suppliers regularly and enforce, review the following metrics
o Supplier On Time Deliver: 98% or better
o Supplier Quality: 99% or better
o Supplier Cost Reductions? 10% per year
o Conducts Business Review on an annual basis with major suppliers.
- Implement plans and strategies to reduce total cost on existing and new products
- Manage customer notification and long-term coverage for EOL components. Ensure production and customer requirements for orders are not adversely affected.
- Develop, implement and review Consignment Plans, processes, strategy and transition of products.
- Participate in supply base rationalization strategy development and supplier transitions.
- Work with suppliers to optimize material packaging and presentation.
- Support material review board and manage supplier warranty and non-warranty repairs.
- Other duties as assigned.