Direct Hire-Buyer
Cosha Staffing & Consulting
- Sterling Heights, MI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Act as a liaison between engineering and suppliers and facilitate communication
- Reviewing and analyzing data to determine cost saving opportunities through vendor consolidation and/or contract negotiations
- Prepare all quote and detail data to analyze a make/buy decision
- Expertise in using MRP and planning tools, analyze inventory order patterns and sales data to provide input for strategic purchasing decisions
- Assist in analysis of new trends in market & technology
- Work cooperatively with peers to implement consistent policies, procedures, strategies, and reporting
- Identifies areas of risk for the business (i.e. delivery, quality, cost, performance, etc.) and makes recommendations mitigating risk
- Material status reporting on expedited and late material orders
- Ongoing problem solving and support of material shortages and problem parts
- Maintain the accuracy of purchase item data and planning parameters driving the MPS/MRP processes
- Analyze and solve purchasing problems with other departments (Accounting, Receiving, Production Planning, Product Development, etc.) such as conformance to quality or design requirements, material scheduling, receiving, and price disputes)
- Ability to work cross-functionally, with other departments, to ensure that both internal and external service levels are met.
- Assist with ERP, JIT, Kanban, or other logistics systems set-up, as needed
- Other duties for this role will be assigned as necessary/appropriate