Buyer
Valmet
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- Location
- Houston, United States
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Nov 6
- 2 days ago
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About the company
Valmet
Machinery · 10,001+ employees
What you'll do
- Create, issue, and maintain purchase orders
- Establish and maintain working relationships with current and potential vendors
- Manage supplier performance and problem resolution
- Identify and implement integrated supply chain processes that deliver cost-effective solutions
- Evaluate and maintain company defined stock levels
- Work closely with Project Managers to maintain on time delivery of their projects
What you need
- 4-year College Degree or 5 years of related work experience
- 2-3 years of experience working in Manufacturing
- Quantifiable success in cost reduction, supplier on time to promise, and customer on time to promise improvement
- Proficient in MS Office Suite specifically MS Excel
- Experience with MRP / ERP systems
- Experience in value industry (preferred)
- CPIM certification (preferred)
- International supplier & Valve experience (preferred)
Key skills
MS ExcelMS Office SuiteMRP / ERP systemsCPIM certification
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Position: Buyer
Position Overview:
Responsible for continuously improving the overall supply chain, working closely with Production, Scheduling, Project Management, Engineering, Quality, Finance and Warehouse departments, as well as others. Positively impact company profitability through cost savings and buying the best quality materials, equipment, goods, and services at the most competitive rates.
Job Responsibilities:
Create, issue, and maintain purchase orders
Establish and maintain working relationships with current and potential vendors
Manage supplier performance and problem resolution. Champion Price, Delivery, Quality methodologies with suppliers
Identify and implement integrated supply chain processes that deliver cost-effective solutions
Accountable for ensuring that all suppliers acknowledge purchase order’s price and delivery terms within your area of responsibility Responsible for Purchase Price Variance (PPV)
Ability to initiate and maintain cost reductions
Track supplier performance using the Supplier Score Cards. Proactively initiate, review, and take corrective action to maintain supplier performance
Evaluate and maintain company defined stock levels
Responsible for inventory turns improvement
Works closely with Project Managers to maintain on time delivery of their projects
Accountable for rejected invoices and providing resolutions of all mismatched purchase orders in your area of responsibility
Achieve company goals: Cash Flow, Profit and Customer Satisfaction
Represent the Purchasing function and team with other departments and functions across the business for the best interests of the company
Manage and reduce supplier non-conformances
May perform other work-related functions as deemed necessary
Skills & Abilities:
Proficient in MS Office Suite specifically MS Excel
Experience with MRP / ERP systems
Experience in value industry a plus
CPIM certification a plus
Core Qualifications:
4-year College Degree or 5 years of related work experience
2-3 years of experience working in Manufacturing (machining, welding, raw material) experience with International supplier & Valve experience a plus
Quantifiable success in cost reduction, supplier on time to promise, and customer on time to promise improvement