Job Details
** Procurement Specialist/Buyer**
**Job Category****:** Manufacturing **Requisition Number****:** PROCU001366 Showing 1 location **Job Details**
**Description**
Solicits proposals, conducts bid evaluations, evaluates costs, negotiates optimum delivery schedules and ensures the best combination of price, quantity discount, product quality, standard terms and conditions, and where appropriate, establishes long term agreements such as Master Orders and Blanket Purchase Agreements.
Interprets program and/or statement of work requirements; recommends and implements action with suppliers to ensure achievement of all requirements.
Communicates with User departments such as Engineering, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Planning, Design, Facilities, Program Office and other departments as necessary, to ensure their requirements are met.
Supports the cognizant Cost Analysts efforts to prepare the Pre-Negotiation Plan (PNP), where applicable.
Prepares the Negotiation Plan using the PNP and his/her experience in dealing with the supplier, where appropriate.
Conducts negotiations with an emphasis on achieving cost reductions, maximizing savings, and securing pricing that is within the objectives set forth in an approved negotiation plan.
Prepares memorandum(s) justifying the following: Acceptance or rejection of a sole source recommendation by the user, source selection where multiple sources were solicited, price negotiated or lowest price quoted competitively.
Prepares definitive purchase orders, including terms and conditions, makes award, and administers contracts with suppliers within budgetary limitations. 1
Responsible for calendar and format for program reviews. Monitors supplier performance, and prepares reports and other records pertaining to the items or services purchased, cost, delivery, product or service performance, supplier performance and/or inventories, as applicable.
Resolves problems related to purchasing, delivery, receiving and payment to the supplier; determines source of the problem and takes appropriate corrective action.
Coordinates administration of and response to all contract related documentation to include the requirement to review, coordinate, negotiate and implement changes to the contract.
Supports the make-or-buy review and decision process.
Maintains close liaison with Suzhou, China facility being supported.
Ability to speak Mandarin Chinese.
Perform other job duties as assigned.
Salary range $65,000 - $85,000
**Qualifications**
**Skills**
**Preferred**
**Communication** *Expert* **Microsoft Office Suite** *Expert* **Planning and Organization** *Expert* **Problem solving** *Expert* **Team Player** *Expert* **Willingness to -learn** *Expert* **Behaviors**
**Preferred**
**Detail Oriented****:** Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
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**Motivations**
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**Education**
**Preferred**
Associates or better in Accounting.
Bachelors or better in Accounting.
**Experience**
**Licenses & Certifications**