General Role Description Source, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers to achieve optimal cost, quality, and service and to meet commercial requirements Role Accountabilities - Bring Analyze business unit needs to mitigate assigned products supply and delivery risks, recommend appropriate solutions, and implement as approved - Research new equipment suppliers utilizing the Company’s quality system - Identify and recommend new suppliers to develop globally to support business unit needs and lower costs - Negotiate with assigned suppliers to achieve lower material costs and on time delivery - Gather data to manage performance evaluation of assigned product’s supplier and submit to manager - Gather data to negotiate terms and conditions, payment terms, and other financial terms and agreements with suppliers, as requested - Recommend risk assessment and abatement plan to meet budgets, targets, and schedules and provide to Sourcing Manager to present to business units - Track non-conformance reports, cost of quality and prepare for supplier recovery activities - Generate the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) buyer’s report that identifies the requisitions to be processed and determine order of priority - Evaluate committed dates for order placement and delivery, in collaboration with business unit management - Notify expeditors of orders which must be expedited in addition to those scheduled in the ERP - Organize supplier meetings to update business unit engineers on the latest technology and products - Obtain competitive quotes for equipment and material requisitions - Reconcile PO and invoice discrepancies with the finance department and suppliers - Initiate new supplier set-up documentation and submit to finance department - Notify finance department of new “ship-to” locations of suppliers - Process completed requisitions, enter data as required, and forward to Purchasing Specialist - Advise project managers and business unit engineers of equipment delivery schedules in a timely manner - Provide timely updates on subcontractor performance, market trends, and supplier relationships to management - Ensure purchase orders are issued with correct terms to minimize cost and liability to the Company General Employee Accountabilities - Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager - Give manager best advice - Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified - Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager - Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment - Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws - Recommend viable improvements proactively - Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience - 2 years of experience purchasing in an industrial or commercial environment - 1 year of experience sourcing new suppliers - Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility - Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts - Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills - Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook, and ERP - Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 10%, sometimes with limited notice Preferred Qualifications - 1 year of experience negotiating agreements - Purchasing experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency, international, industrial environment - Advanced Excel skills - Proficiency in Oracle Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website: https://www.tmeic.com/. To be considered an applicant for any available positions, individuals must complete an online job application for each posting. A resume may be attached to the online application but is not considered a substitute for the information in the application. Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted. EEO/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability Employer
General Role Description
Source, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers to achieve optimal cost, quality, and service and to meet commercial
requirements
Role Accountabilities
- Bring Analyze business unit needs to mitigate assigned products supply and delivery risks, recommend appropriate solutions, and implement as approved
- Research new equipment suppliers utilizing the Company’s quality system
- Identify and recommend new suppliers to develop globally to support business unit needs and lower costs
- Negotiate with assigned suppliers to achieve lower material costs and on time delivery
- Gather data to manage performance evaluation of assigned product’s supplier and submit to manager
- Gather data to negotiate terms and conditions, payment terms, and other financial terms and agreements with suppliers, as requested
- Recommend risk assessment and abatement plan to meet budgets, targets, and schedules and provide to Sourcing Manager to present to business units
- Track non-conformance reports, cost of quality and prepare for supplier recovery activities
- Generate the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) buyer’s report that identifies the requisitions to be processed and determine order of priority
- Evaluate committed dates for order placement and delivery, in collaboration with business unit management
- Notify expeditors of orders which must be expedited in addition to those scheduled in the ERP
- Organize supplier meetings to update business unit engineers on the latest technology and products
- Obtain competitive quotes for equipment and material requisitions
- Reconcile PO and invoice discrepancies with the finance department and suppliers
- Initiate new supplier set-up documentation and submit to finance department
- Notify finance department of new “ship-to” locations of suppliers
- Process completed requisitions, enter data as required, and forward to Purchasing Specialist
- Advise project managers and business unit engineers of equipment delivery schedules in a timely manner
- Provide timely updates on subcontractor performance, market trends, and supplier relationships to management
- Ensure purchase orders are issued with correct terms to minimize cost and liability to the Company
General Employee Accountabilities
- Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
- Give manager best advice
- Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
- Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
- Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
- Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
- Recommend viable improvements proactively
- Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes
Requirements
- - Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience
- - 2 years of experience purchasing in an industrial or commercial environment
- - 1 year of experience sourcing new suppliers
- - Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
- - Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
- - Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
- - Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook, and ERP
- - Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 10%, sometimes with limited notice
Preferred Qualifications
- 1 year of experience negotiating agreements
- Purchasing experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency, international, industrial environment
- Advanced Excel skills
- Proficiency in Oracle
Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website: https://www.tmeic.com/. To be considered an applicant for any available positions, individuals must complete an online job application for each posting. A resume may be attached to the online application but is not considered a substitute for the information in the application. Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted.
EEO/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability Employer
TMEIC Corporation Americas drives industries worldwide. As a global leader in industrial systems
and solutions, we deliver innovation and excellence in renewable energy,
metals, port solutions, oil and gas, solar power, mining, and more.
TMEIC Corporation Americas drives industries worldwide. As a global leader in industrial systems
and solutions, we deliver innovation and excellence in renewable energy,
metals, port solutions, oil and gas, solar power, mining, and more.
