Associate Buyer

This role supports procurement activities across a variety of commodities (such as metals, plastics, rubber, electronics). It includes creating and managing purchase orders, resolving invoice and payment issues, supporting supplier communications, coordinating engineering changes and addressing supplier and plant needs after start of production.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Support cost savings initiatives and track performance, ensuring data accuracy.

2. Prepare RFQs/RFPs, analyze supplier quotes, and support sourcing decisions.

3. Participate in sourcing activities and manage purchasing-related engineering with cross-functional teams.

4. Manage purchase orders, updates and blanket orders.

5. Monitor supplier performance; manage escalations for shortage and stop-ships.

6. Resolve invoice discrepancies, short pays, and pricing issues in coordination with suppliers and finance.

7. Track and support Purch...