About this role
AMS seeks a detail-oriented Buyer to purchase the raw materials, components, hardware, tooling, consumables and outside services that keep our production lines running. You will turn requests into purchase orders quickly, source and quote suppliers, track every order through to delivery and resolve issues before they stop production. This role requires speed, accuracy and strong supplier relationships, and partners closely with production planning, inventory control, quality and finance.
Key job responsibilities
Purchasing and Order Placement
- Turn purchase requests into purchase orders quickly and accurately, normally by the next workday
- Place purchase orders in Coupa and keep JobBoss purchasing records in step
- Buy raw material, purchased components, hardware, tooling, consumables and outside services such as heat treatment, plating and powder coating
- Place restock orders against reorder points set with inventory control
- Make sure every order carries the correct part number, revision, quantity, price, delivery date and job or cost center Sourcing and Supplier Management
- Request and compare quotes, and recommend suppliers on price, lead time, quality and capacity
- Qualify new suppliers with quality, and maintain the approved supplier list
- Negotiate pricing, quantity breaks, lead times and terms within approval limits
- Manage supplier relationships, communicate delivery expectations and escalate performance issues
- Track supplier on-time delivery and quality, and recommend improvements Order Tracking and Expediting
- Track open purchase orders from placement to receipt and confirm ship dates with suppliers
- Expedite long-lead and critical items, and give production early warning of any slip with a recovery date
- Resolve receiving discrepancies, price differences and invoice holds with suppliers, receiving and finance
- Coordinate outside-process orders so parts move to and from the supplier on schedule Planning and Cost Control
- Work with the Production Planner on material requirements for each build plan
- Buy to the plan quantity and avoid excess or obsolete stock
- Track spend against budget and cost estimates, and report savings and variances
- Look for lower-cost materials, suppliers and order quantities without risking quality or delivery Documentation and Compliance
- Maintain accurate purchasing records, quotes and supplier documentation
- Follow Amazon procurement policy and approval limits
- Make sure certifications, material test reports and other required documents arrive with each order
- Support ISO 9001 compliance through proper documentation and traceability