Posts Tagged ‘purchasing’

Sales Analyst – Contract

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Support Business Unit Director and Account Managers by maintaining part file system and customer quotations and purchase order status reports to ensure customer satisfaction.

Take direction from Business Unit Director and Account Managers on various customer support functions.
Daily entering and tracking of customer sample dates in DDL and confirming dates with Ford purchasing personnel.
Enter production piece prices into pricing systems so manufacturing plants can invoice in a timely manner and at the correct price.
Assist the Account Manager handling Service in the daily request for service information such as drawings, pricing, releases, procurement of components, WERS ( Worldwide Engineering Release System) updates, shipping details, etc.

Frequent telephone interface with customer Purchasing and Engineering and various departments.
Create and maintain computer programs to record and track customer purchasing and engineering quotations through the system.
Initiate requests for blueprint from Program Engineers and track progress to ensure customer and internal timing requirements are met.
Liaise with accounting and facility personnel to ensure prompt payment of customer tooling and other invoicing concerns.
Maintain Business Log which tracks specific commercial information i.e. quoted piece price, tooling, sample dates, invoicing, manufacturing location, account manager etc.

Record and process customer production and tooling purchase orders and provide a monthly summary of all invoiced tooling in order to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
Maintain customer correspondence, purchase order and part number filing system.

Senior Commodity Buyer in Oakland County, Michigan

Monday, May 9th, 2011

Our client is a growing automotive supplier that has a new position for a Senior Commodity Buyer.

This person will develop and maintain a regional sourcing strategy linked to new business sourcing for assigned commodities. Maintains up to date awareness of key market trends and uses information for validation and cost control. Establishes and maintains effective relations with key strategic suppliers. Negotiates pricing agreements and approves new business sourcing within general guidelines defined by the Director of Purchasing. Develops Material Cost Reduction MCR projects and gains wide organizational support to achieve implementation. Performs deep analysis of cost drivers using part cost breakdowns and purchasing skills. Helps maintain, develop, and improve purchasing and systems to continuously improve performance. Maintains effective cross functional relationships with suppliers, plants, and internal teams to improve overall performance. Guides junior members of the purchasing group in the application of systems and purchasing methods. Executes necessary administration of purchasing contracts and agreements. Up to 30% travel required (some international) to suppliers and Company manufacturing facilities.

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field required, technical degrees preferred.
• Minimum 5 year work experience in the specific Commodity area (ie: Stampings, Steels, Machining, Castings, Injection Moldings, Electronics)
• In depth knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures.
• Previous experience in automotive purchasing with a global focus, international experience a plus
• Proficient in ERP data extraction and analysis with superior Microsoft Office experience and skills.
• Experience leading successful negotiations