Buyer / Purchasing

Position : Buyer / Purchasing Location : San Antonio, TX Duration : 6+ Months Contract Start Time : 8:00 AM End Time : 5:00 PM **Total Hours/week : 40.00[Mon-Fri]

pay rate: $20-25/hr** Qualifications GENERAL FUNCTION Reporting to the Supply Management Leader, this position manages assigned raw material categories and services.

Critical To Success Are

• developing, maintaining and enhancing supplier relationships,
• negotiating and creating purchasing contracts,
• improving the business processes and functions of the department,
• collaborative work with manufacturing, quality and Franklin Lakes associates,
• participate in raw material budgeting and PPV forecasting,
• responsibility for cost savings, and
• focused on delivering continual improvement.

Responsibilities

• Essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following:
• 1.Assist planner/schedulers to determine optimum order quantities, price, terms and deliver requirements.
• 2.Initiate and maintain effective and professional relationships with suppliers.
• 3.Analyze commodities purchased and request RFQs.
• 4.Obtain continued updates of commodity markets.
• 5.Accountable for achievement of savings targets.
• 6.Raw material budget and PPV responsibility.
• 7.Maintain and follow up with supplier issues.
• 8.Provide effective leadership in teamwork, communication and quick responses to customers.
• 9.Participate in continuous improvement activities in support of Client Holdrege business goals.
• 10.Build a strong interactive working and strategic relationship with plant and corporate staff.
• 11.Interface with ISO and FDA as appropriate.
• 12.Act as backup to other buyer.
• 13.Execute CDAs with suppliers and obtain insurance certifications for service providers.
• 14.Responsible for organizing select Client/supplier teams.
• Work with Supply Management Assistant to resolve blocked invoices