Job Opportunities API

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