About the role
AI summarisedThe Expense Buyer plays a pivotal role on the frontline of NPI supply chain operations, responsible for expeditious prototype procurement. The primary objective is to provide tactical procurement support to R&D engineering teams to complete proof of concept for new design validation, accelerating time to market.
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide tactical procurement support to R&D engineering teams for proof of concept validation.
- Solve internal and external supplier problems varying in complexity within a fast-paced environment.
- Lead purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at planned levels.
- Lead problem resolution for material-related accounting and receiving issues.
- Develop methods of business simplification for the procurement function.
- Participate in the development of ISO documents for the purchasing function.
- Manage purchasing group activities in the manager’s absence and monitor assigned projects (cost, schedule, scope).
Requirements
- Demonstrated conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline.
- Basic knowledge of related disciplines.
- Knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others.
- Ability to solve complex problems by taking a new perspective on existing solutions.
- Proven ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.
- Ability to explain difficult or sensitive information and build consensus.