Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Work directly with the Deputy Manager or Director to strategically manage the purchasing needs.
• Work directly with the Deputy Manager or Director to help develop strategic relationships with national and international vendors/suppliers to ensure AERA and customer requirements are met or exceeded where possible.
• Ensure all purchasing objectives are met and escalates all purchasing issues vital to production in a timely manner to the Deputy Manager or Director.
• Identify and continuously capitalize cost savings opportunities
• Manage purchasing open issues and resolutions for review with management.
• Assure that customer goals, specifications and requirements for new projects are met.
• Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures working closely with the Deputy Manager or Director.
• Document Control Lead and responsible for all IATF , VDA & ISO:9001 audit activities
• Continuously strengthen all systems to strive for excellence regarding all aspects of the business.
• Assure compliance with rules and regulations in the Purchasing Department.
• Provide information as needed for operations decisions.
• Together with appropriate departments, compile the information (description, specification, performance indicators, targets, drawings, designs, Terms and Conditions, etc.) for RFQ, RFP.
• Prepare/Release Approved supplier List (Identify and manage potential and existing industry sources, facilitate relevant validations such as audits, background checks, site visits and supplier presentations).
• Solicit bids and compile recommendations and conduct/participate the negotiation phase.
• Lead negotiations and conclude contract establishment (Purchase Orders) in a timely manner.
• Reconcile variances between Purchase Order and invoice.
• Facilitate disputes between the Supplier and the organization.
• 3-4 years of relevant experience, preferably in pneumatic and hydraulic products.