Professional - Buyer - LanceSoft Inc
Pasadena, TX 77507
About the Job
Title: Buyer
Location: Pasadena, TX
Onsite
Job Info: - What are duties and responsibilities?
Procures materials or other goods and/or coordinates activities involved with purchasing products and services, such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, and advertising, for establishment. Receives and reviews requisitions requesting goods or services. Communicates with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule. Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items. Expedites orders and requests as needed.
Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets.
Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations.
Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities.
Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization.
Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities.
Work closely with others in the procurement function and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements.
Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
Prepare and raise purchase orders.
Prepare reports and updates as and when required.
Working within the management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned orders and report any back ordered or missing products.
. Tracking purchase orders and ensuring the ERP system has the most updated delivery date information.
Completion of duties must be done within an allotted time which may create a sense of time pressure to meet deadlines.
High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Resolves discrepancies and issues in invoices and purchase orders.
Strong understanding of plant materials and equipment.
Supports company goals.
Participates in cross-functional teams focused on process improvements, cost reduction and supply chain issue resolution.
Works with Maintenance when needed in conducting vendor consultations.
Serve as Intelex resource as needed. This includes managing employee and contractor work hour data.
Maintain material codes as needed by following procedures for adding, deleting, extending, or correcting data.
Create and maintain Info Records and Source Lists as needed.
Critical thinking and negotiation skills.
High degree of integrity.
Desire to learn and an eagerness to develop.
Top 3 Must-Have Skills
1. Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization.
2. Completion of duties must be done within an allotted time which may create a sense of time pressure to meet deadlines.
3. ERP skills – Preferable Oracle Materials Management.
4. Critical thinking and negotiating skills.
Location: Pasadena, TX
Onsite
Job Info: - What are duties and responsibilities?
Procures materials or other goods and/or coordinates activities involved with purchasing products and services, such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, and advertising, for establishment. Receives and reviews requisitions requesting goods or services. Communicates with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule. Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items. Expedites orders and requests as needed.
Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets.
Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations.
Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities.
Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization.
Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities.
Work closely with others in the procurement function and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements.
Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
Prepare and raise purchase orders.
Prepare reports and updates as and when required.
Working within the management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned orders and report any back ordered or missing products.
. Tracking purchase orders and ensuring the ERP system has the most updated delivery date information.
Completion of duties must be done within an allotted time which may create a sense of time pressure to meet deadlines.
High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Resolves discrepancies and issues in invoices and purchase orders.
Strong understanding of plant materials and equipment.
Supports company goals.
Participates in cross-functional teams focused on process improvements, cost reduction and supply chain issue resolution.
Works with Maintenance when needed in conducting vendor consultations.
Serve as Intelex resource as needed. This includes managing employee and contractor work hour data.
Maintain material codes as needed by following procedures for adding, deleting, extending, or correcting data.
Create and maintain Info Records and Source Lists as needed.
Critical thinking and negotiation skills.
High degree of integrity.
Desire to learn and an eagerness to develop.
Top 3 Must-Have Skills
1. Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization.
2. Completion of duties must be done within an allotted time which may create a sense of time pressure to meet deadlines.
3. ERP skills – Preferable Oracle Materials Management.
4. Critical thinking and negotiating skills.
Source : LanceSoft Inc
