Commodity Buyer (PRP25410)
Job # PRP25410
Job Title Commodity Buyer
Office Location Brookshire, TX
Business Unit/Department Logistics & Procurement/Sourcing
Sales Territory, if applicable N/A
General Role Description
Process requisitions and purchase orders for project materials, inventory, and renewal parts
Role Accountabilities
- Negotiate with suppliers to achieve lower material cost and on time delivery when necessary
- Generate the ERP buyer’s report that identifies the requisitions to be processed and determine order of priority
- Secure quotes from suppliers for applicable requisitions
- Negotiate standard pricing matrix and lead-times for renewal parts and inventory with suppliers, not less than annually, and communicate to appropriate personnel
- Research invoice discrepancies when notified, communicating with suppliers when necessary, and making appropriate administrative corrections
- Initiate new supplier set-up documentation and submit to finance department
- Notify finance department of new “ship-to” locations of suppliers
- Process completed requisitions, enter data as required, and forward to Purchasing Specialist
- Generate and issue purchase orders for commodities, renewal parts, inventory, and services, following special instructions and including notes and attachments as necessary
- Update Item Master prices from supplier notifications, escalating to appropriate personnel when cost increases exceed 5%
- Purchase renewal parts for clients using ERP order management module
- Identify correct disposition of shipments sent in error to or by the Company, when notified
- Obtain country of origins and promise dates from suppliers when escalated by expeditors
- Review Min/Max report and generate purchase orders to reorder items below minimum quantity up to maximum quantity
- Generate and issue purchase orders for non-Min/Max inventory items
- Ensure purchase orders are issued with correct terms to minimize cost and liability to the Company
General Employee Accountabilities
- Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
- Give manager best advice
- Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
- Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
- Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
- Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
- Recommend viable improvements proactively
- Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes
Minimum Qualifications
- HSD or equivalent
- 1 year purchasing experience
- 2 years’ buying experience
- Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
- Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
- Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
- Availability to travel less than 5%
Preferred Qualifications
- Purchasing experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency, international, industrial environment
- Advanced Excel skills
- Proficiency in Oracle
Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website: https://www.tmeic.com/. To be considered an applicant for any available positions, individuals must complete an online job application for each posting. A resume may be attached to the online application but is not considered a substitute for the information in the application. Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted.
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