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Are you looking for your next challenge and commodity to own?  As a Buyer, you will own the entire life-cycle of the procurement of designated commodities and could include; materials, raw materials, supplies and equipment for operations to meet purchasing demands.  You will coordinate with inventory management, use materials management and inventory control principles and techniques to maintain accurate inventory levels and to meet the needs of the business.  This role is highly visible and will work cross-functionally within the Operations team, supporting our electronics manufacturing departments. AvtechTyee believes that in-person interactions are necessary to support and drive innovation, productivity, cross-functional collaboration, effective communication, team cohesion, and employee engagement.  Working on site at the facility is required. Your day-to-day may look like: Sourcing

• Responsible for the development of a commodity strategy
• Researching potential new vendors and increasing the performance of current vendor base
• Lead cost driven initiatives with engineering, quality, and production
• Create work transfers and provide visibility to the team on progress on assembly movements
• Drive contract and PO negotiations to acquire long-term favorable terms

Vendor Performance Measurement

• Establish and maintain supplier scorecards and ensure a path to green
• Manage supplier onboarding and exists
• Monitor metrics to drive proactive supplier changes prior to production interruptions
• Co-lead with quality SCARS, RMAs, and yield issues at vendors

Purchase Order Management

• Place POs and confirm pricing, lead-times, revision, in a timely manner
• Run exception message reports and manage cancellations, push outs, and pull ins
• Review open order report and work with vendors to ensure on-time deliveries and POs do not go past due
• Drive and conduct RFQ to gain the best pricing, lead-times, and terms
• Create engineering change requests for when products go obsolete, or material changes are made

What you'll Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field
• 3+ years of progressive experience within a manufacturing organization owning and driving electronics commodities. This could include several supply chain areas: procurement, contract negotiations, logistics, materials management, inventory and/or warehousing
• Experience in lean practices a plus

Nice to have, but not necessary:

• Knowledge and experience in a professional business environment
• Proven experience with complex planning, forecasting and product lifecycle programs
• Experience with Purchasing/Materials tools (MRP, Inventory analysis, part or supplier profiles, etc)
• Excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment
• Proven people skills required, must have ability to work with others while effectively handling internal pressures
• Excellent Communication Skills (written and verbal)
• Outstanding interpersonal and emotional intelligence skills
• Strong focus and attention to detail
• Time management and organizational skills; ability to prioritize and multi-task in a complex business environment
• Excellent organization agility, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Strong focus on customer service
• Ability to quickly master new business knowledge and technical skills

*Must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position requires either a US Person (as defined in applicable export regulations) or a non-US person who is eligible to obtain required export authorization* The target wage/salary range for this role may be within $75k - $100K, depe