Buyer

Title: Buyer

Pay Rate: $26.00 - $29.00/hr DOE

Employment Type: 12 Month Contract

Schedule: Monday Friday, Business Hours

Location: Fairport, NY 100% on-site

Job Code: CRNGJP00028640

Tekberry is looking for a Buyer to work hybrid with our client. This role is responsible for assured supply of materials, equipment and services, (on time, best price, high quality) in addition to competitive costs, minimizing inventories while ensuring optimum materials utilization, and supplier performance. As a W2 employee , you will have access to health benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Assists with Business Global Supply Management (GSM) Strategy Development.
• Deploys GSM strategies and plans to make decisions necessary to purchase product or services, aligned with organizational objectives and sourcing strategies.
• Assures Contribution Metrics are updated and linked with site/business cost reduction portfolio.
• Key player for negotiations with Suppliers, including Contract Administration.
• Owns/Assists with Supplier Relationship Management Process (including supplier audits).
• Creates and maintains contractual documents (Supply Agreements, Pricing Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Certificates of Insurance, etc.).
• Assists with Commodity Reviews and Supply Intelligence
• Inventory Management (where applicable): Organizes, controls, and minimizes materials on hand, slow moving and obsolete materials. May manage storeroom operations.
• Acts as GSM liaison between plants, including materials and quality areas.
• Recommends changes to purchasing practices/supply management to ensure conformance with established laws, policies, and ethical principles activity-based costing). Participates in the planning and implementation of these changes.
• Acts as main contact for RTP to ensure invoicing issues are eliminated or resolved immediately.
• Participates in cross-functional teams focused on process improvements, cost reduction and supply chain issue resolution Protects Intellectual Property (IP).
• Ensures compliance with internal and external auditing requirements related especially to GSM or any other certification (if applicable) Makes sure that the suppliers are environmental compliance, and that the scrap is correctly disposed Champions and advocates for the Global Buying Policy. Ensures compliance.

Performance metrics:

*Contribution Metrics* E-Sourcing Events * Assigned suppliers' quality and performance metrics* Shared Objectives Score %* Global Objectives Performance* Strategic Suppliers and/or % Under Contract / Management* Transaction Reduction and process simplification* Inventory Turns/Days of Supply.

Competencies/Skills:

People: Conflict Management, Cross-Cultural Agility and Influencing

Business: Global Business Knowledge, Problem Solving

Function/Technical: Commodity/Supply Chain Expertise, Contract Writing/Management, Negotiation, Price/Cost Analysis.

Leadership: This role is a Level 1 role in Corning's Global Leadership Model continuum. Global Leadership competencies most pertinent to this role are:

• Act with Integrity and Authenticity
• Focus on Customers
• Value Differences in People and Ideas

Qualifications:

• Experience as a plant or corporate buyer.
• Hands-on Buyer experience required. Must have experience with duties such as placing orders, familiarity with MRP, and communication with key stakeholders.
• Experience using SAP
• Experience working in a matrix environment or on a cross-functional team.

• Experience in manufacturing operations, planning, quality, engineering, supply chain.

Preferred:

• Experience with GSM processes and systems.
• Experience across multiple businesses, division and/or technologies.
• Experience with global manufacturing and business through work or project experience.
• Yellow or Green Belt Certification.
• Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) or Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), APICS or certification related to Supply Chain.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree - Preferred (Technical field preferred, but not required)
• Associate's degree - Minimum + relevant experience

We need hard-working, reliable employees. Tekberry offers a $100 payment for referrals!

Tekberry Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.

Tekberry, Inc is a Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).

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