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**Job Purpose**:
Manage and ensure the purchasing of materials, services, and/or equipment for the assigned purchasing portfolio, within the set procurement policies and guidelines, to ensure an uninterrupted and timely supply at optimum cost within specifications

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Reviews customer orders on a daily basis
- Contact potential vendors, perform reference checks, review quotations and evaluate each purchase requisition for the most appropriate methods of procurement
- Review purchase orders for accuracy
- Establish priorities for assigned commodities with key vendors and ensure priorities are maintained
- Maintain effective communication with both internal and external customers
- Interface with all levels of management both internally and externally
- Continuously strive to reduce the cost of assigned commodities
- Interact with engineering department to assist in the sourcing of materials, with respect to cost, quality, and availability of materials
- Generate reports per specified processes that measure key buyer performance metrics

**Qualifications**:
**Minimum**
- 3-4+ years experience in a similar position
- At minimum High School Diploma, preferred Associate's or bachelor's degree in procurement or a related field
- Knowledge of software programs, including MS Office, etc.

**Preferred**
- Foreign language is a plus, English a must
- A proactive approach to problem-solving with strong decision-making skills.
- Must be able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced quickly changing environment.
- Knowledge of MRP and ERP
- 4-year college degree or higher in business or related field

**General Job Requirements**:

- This position will work in an office setting, expect mínimal physical demands.

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