Senior Buyer

工作内容

• Plan and purchase material requirements and ensure flow of materials for ongoing production as well as for new products in development

• Prepare, review, place department purchasing requisitions

• Manage entire cycle of purchase order as well as to ensure vendors receive the orders

• Maintain computerized purchasing records and paper filing

• Monitor progress against plan through regular reporting for on-time delivery, warehouse and assembly productivity, backlog, inventory accuracy, vendor performance

• Monitor and resolve production material shortages

• Manage supply chain partners including qualification of new suppliers, compliance with company sustainability policy, and ensuring delivery and quality performance targets are achieved

• Seek, partner and maintain relationships with reliable outside vendors and suppliers to manage purchase order based on demand

• Responsible and accountable for physical inventory control and accuracy

• Ensure regular auditing and root cause analysis to drive continual improvement and to document/implement corrective and preventative actions where needed

• Collaborate with department heads to generate weekly sales forecast

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, material management, manufacturing or similar discipline preferred

• Minimum of 8 years materials management, procurement and supply chain experience preferred

• Must have proven track record of customer focus and support of internal and external customer requirements

• Strong ability to manage through operational changes in process, environment and resources

• Strong communication and organizational skills with ability to work on multiple priorities at once

• Ability to identify opportunities to increase accuracy and optimize resources develop/recommend/implement solutions

• Ability to grasp and understand overall business processes while being able to perform and validate the processes at the detail level

• Proven ability to resolve problems independently and take appropriate action in a timely manner

• Proficient in Windows applications and Microsoft Office programs such as MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

• Quickly learns and achieves proficiency in new software applications as needed

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Fluent written and verbal communication in Mandarin / Chinese is preferred. Will need to communicate with Asia closely.