Direct Buyer

LAUNCH Technical Workforce Solutions is seeking a Direct Buyer for an opportunity in Troy, OH.

Duites and Responsibilities:

• Executes new program sourcing strategies while ensuring alignment with commodity strategies and low cost sourcing plans for sustainable supply chain development.
• Engages with members of the business unit product and development engineering teams to ensure that lead times are understood.
• Maintains compliance of sourcing plans through Strategic Sourcing Review Board.  
• Buyer of multiple commodity items spanning a variety of products.
• Ensure that parts are available to meet in-house production requirements, external sales requirements, and to support schedule changes and site business objectives.
• PO creation and management. Place, monitor, and maintain Purchase Orders that meet annual delivery, quality, and cost expectations.
• Manage external suppliers to achieve procurement targets on delivery to support production schedule.
• Ability to work with various functional groups; including, but not limited to, Operations, Engineering and Quality Assurance to ensure business goals are met.
• Work directly with Supply Chain commodity managers to support supplier transition activities as required.
• A understanding of the fundamentals of SAP preferred.
• Maintain effective message management and ensure BQ’s are resolved in a timely manner.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• 1+ years experience in supply chain/procurement.
• Bachelors in Business Administration, Economics or Industrial Engineering preferred.
• Previous experience of all tasks involved in purchase order creation and vendor relations preferred.
• Must be able to work in and fully support a team environment.
• Office application knowledge such as MS Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to effectively interact at various levels within an organization with a logical and organized approach.
• Knowledge/experience in working with ERP platforms; SAP highly desired.
• Able to work in a fast paced high volume environment.
• Ability to work well within cross-functional teams.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status.