Buyer Direct

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We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion and cultivate a workplace culture of belonging that views uniqueness as a competitive edge and builds a community that enables our people to push the limits of innovation to make great products that create value and improve people's lives.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Buyer Direct located in Flex Batam.

Reporting to the Senior Materials Manager the Buyer Direct role is responsible for coordinating activities involved with procuring direct materials, components and equipment.

What a typical day looks like:

- Maintaining relations with the suppliers.
- Placing orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production.
- Receiving and handling the confirmations.
- Checking the purchase orders and modifying them according to the changes in the production plan with the help of the Shortage List and the Open Purchase Order List.
- Tracking shipments, urging them if needed.
- Regular, weekly check of the stocks, avoiding overstock.
- Minimizing the risk of obsolescence with the help of the weekly check of the obsolete report.
- Correspondence with the freight forwarders, warehouses, and in case organizing the transportation.
- Dealing with claims, settling debit and credit issues.
- Filing and recording all necessary documents.
- Checking the inventory of critical materials (personally if needed) according to the Shortage List.
- Getting in touch with the right warehouse personnel and having the discrepancy modified if there is any inventory discrepancies.
- Assuring all active components according to production needs, in time, for the accord price in the request.
- Reviews requisitions and MRP output.
- Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.
- Orders, reschedules and cancels material based on requisitions and MRP output.
- Maintains procurement records such as items purchased, costs, delivery and inventories.
- Manages supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate.
- Approves invoices for payment.
- Investigation inventory levels.
- Monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle.
- Conducts quarterly supplier reviews.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

- Typically requires a minimum of 3 years of procurement experience.
- Use of the following tools may be required: Working usage of Word, Excel and Power Point, English language knowledge, data entry, ten-key, spreadsheet (PC), ERP software.
- Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence and memos.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

- Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
- Life Insurance
- PTO

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Job Category

Global Procurement & Supply Chain

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