Senior Buyer; G-Project

Overview

Position:
Senior Buyer

Job Grade: G05

Report to:
Manager, Materials

Department:
Materials

Location:

Houston or relocation as required

• INVENTORY:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for driving the Inventory Turns performance on a customer-by-customer basis. Working with Account Managers to ensure the correct Inventory policies are being applied to support the individual customers' supply requirements and the Business Goals.
• MATERIALS PLANNING:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for ensuring that a good material pipeline is established and that Material requirements for each customer are in line with the Site build schedule.
• SUPERVISION:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for the coordination of all Material Planner and Expeditor activity daily. Ensuring that the correct level of staff is in place at the correct skills level to effectively manage all material aspects of the business.
• SYSTEMS:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for the Integrity of all Materials data loaded onto systems within the facility. Also, the responsibility extends to ensuring that all those required to use systems, such as SAP, MAPS, etc, are fully trained and are aware of these systems  capabilities.

• INVENTORY:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for driving the Inventory Turns performance on a customer-by-customer basis. Working with Account Managers to ensure the correct Inventory policies are being applied to support the individual customers' supply requirements and the Business Goals.
• MATERIALS PLANNING:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for ensuring that a good material pipeline is established and that Material requirements for each customer are in line with the Site build schedule.
• SUPERVISION:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for the coordination of all Material Planner and Expeditor activity daily. Ensuring that the correct level of staff is in place at the correct skills level to effectively manage all material aspects of the business.
• SYSTEMS:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for the Integrity of all Materials data loaded onto systems within the facility. Also, the responsibility extends to ensuring that all those required to use systems, such as SAP, MAPS, etc, are fully trained and are aware of these systems  capabilities.

• INVENTORY:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for establishing a process that will analyse and publish inventory accuracy reports every week. Also looking at all inventory movement, processes, and procedures that are required to accurately track, move, and dispose of inventory.
• MATERIALS PLANNING:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for ensuring that all materials demands are loaded onto the SAP systems in line with the Build / MRP requirements.
• CLEAN TO BUILD:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for chairing a weekly clean-to-build process that will establish in advance the Materials position from a weekly build viewpoint. This will also provide the key shortages that need to be worked on to maintain build levels in the coming weeks.
• RESCHEDULES:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for managing all reschedule activity with the Vendors and the Purchasing group in line with rescheduled customer orders. This will be required on an ongoing basis to ensure that a balanced inventory profile is maintained.
• TRY FOR FIT:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for the Materials group’s input into the try for fit process, which will be required when a customer or prospective customer requires analysis of potential upside business. The key area is normally the existing and future availability of production components.
• BOM ANALYSIS:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for ensuring that all Materials inputs on the Item masters and BOM’s conform to both Corporate guidelines and local business requirements. This includes pricing, order policy codes, materials classifications, pricing etc.
• MRB / DISPOSALS:
  The Senior Buyer will be responsible for the Movement and disposal of all / any Excess, damaged, or obsolete Materials. This also entails management and assignment of tasks of the MRB process for all…