Associate MRO Buyer

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Descripción de puesto

A Brief Summary of This Posion:

This is an individual contributor posion responsible for procurement of assigned items, planning, coordinang and reviewing

acvies related to an assigned commodity, and inventory management with the goal of sasfying customer requirements. The

Buyer commits funds, makes strategic business decisions and operates as the liaison between the assigned business and

procurement of those commodies. This posion is accountable for inventory levels of raw materials and will use exisng tools,

or create queries, to assist in the management of such as well as parcipang in company objecves (Lean) and connuing

professional development. This posion is performed with minimal direct supervision. The Buyer generates quotaons, expedites

and places purchase orders according to exisng strategy and previously negoated prices in addion to sourcing potenal new

suppliers. On assigned items, all Engineering Change Noces, invoicing discrepancies, shortages, quality issues, inventory analysis

and supplier analysis will be handled by this employee.

Essenal Funcons:

 Responsible for making effecve and mely decisions to resolve material shortages in producon

 Achievement of outstanding internal customer sasfacon and maintenance of relaonships between the supply base and

Valmont Industries, Inc.

 Responsible for efficiently and economically ensuring the mely delivery of purchased material for divisional producon and

related support funcons consistent with divisional inventory policy

 Responsible for preparing Return Goods Orders and the disposion of rejected material to closure

 Responsible for maintaining a professional working relationship with suppliers, Maintenance, Manufacturing and other

Purchasing personnel

 Resolves problems related in invoicing receipts, acknowledgements, material shortages, delinquencies and certifications

with vendors, divisional and corporate personnel

 Follow up on Requisitions to create purchase orders (P.O.) for assigned items and verifies supplier receipt of the P.O.

 Expedites delivery of past due or moved-up purchase orders for specified suppliers - records any date revisions in system

 Contact suppliers to resolve shipment discrepancies or quality issues

 Provides metrics and delivers scorecard data collaborating with suppliers regarding quality, on-time delivery, cosng &

customer experience performance

 Obtain quotations for new items from approved suppliers

 Negoate process changes with supplier that will result in lower purchase prices

 Analyze on-hand levels, reorder levels, and reorder quantities for assigned items, making necessary database changes or

recommendations to correct problem items

 Analyze delivery issues and adjust database as required for assigned items

 Devise purchasing procedures to improve service and/or reduced cost

 Ability to work outside in all seasons and tolerate various elements within plant such as dust and fumes

 Ability to climb stairs and wear necessary PPE in production facilites

Other Important Details about the Role:

 Assists the Project Procurement Specialist in identify make vs buy decisions.

 Provides sourcing assistance in meeng needs of production in the case of a major shutdown.

 Assist Accounts Payable in Timely credit/debit reconciliation

 Act as a backup for other Buyers and Senior Buyers

 Develop a deeper understanding of production requirement data and how to properly respond to the stated requirements

 Participate in Lean initiative events such as inventory carrying costs, Kanban, consignment, floor stock

 Assist Corporate Purchasing in supplier consolidation efforts

 Conduct studies of material costs and supplier services and recommend change in cross-train Associate Buyers for job

specific functions (Drop Ship Orders, Off-site Orders, etc.)

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

 Preferred Bachelors in relevant field or Associates Degree with 2+ years of experience or 3+ years of relevant quality

experience. One year of purchasing experience within a manufacturing or fabrication environment.

 Professional work experience with contract management and negotiations

 The ability to travel domestically up to 5% of the scheduled work time

 Fluent Spanish and English Oral and Writen communication / business level.

 Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals and effectively present information and respond

to questions from groups of managers.

 The ability to analyze data and make informed decisions

 Knowledge, confidence and flexibility to handle several acvies simultaneously and be able to perform effectively under

pressure

 Strong knowledge of ERP system, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Internet browsers and plant IT programs.

 Excellent customer service and Detail-oriented organizational skills

 Passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications:

 Proficient in IFS knowledge / usage.

 Five (5) years of experience in a purchasing/supply chain role

 Previous experience in sales, operations, operations planning, master scheduling, production planning, inventory control or

production control within an MRP/ERP environment

 Apics’ (C.P.I.M.) Certified in Production and Inventory Management

 Previous work experience evaluating the integrity and reliability of business systems

 Experience analyzing data to minimize inventory and adjust system data to support determinations

 Excellent communication, organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills

 Strong mathematical aptitude

 A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Lean theory management and material requirements planning (MRP)

 Professional work experience with inventory and current production activity control techniques, steel capabilities and

applications, development and use of data query, and product produced

 An understanding of production requirement data and the ability to properly respond to the stated requirements

 The ability to resolve problems related to invoices, receipts, acknowledgements, material shortages, delinquencies and

certifications by interacting with vendors, appropriate divisional departments or corporate purchasing personnel

 The ability to effectively and professionally communicate with various levels of internal and external shareholders

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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