Buyer - West Virginia

Job Summary

Assists with the procurement & distribution of materials used in employee supplies, and building maintenance. This includes tooling, resources, operating supplies, and services by followed acceptable purchasing practices.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Understand and comply with all OSHA, safety and PPE requirements.
• Prepare purchase requisitions for technical commodities in accordance with company policy and negotiated terms and conditions.
• Ensure supplier compliance with company requirements for safety and environmental compliance.
• Responsible for buying materials, parts, supplies and equipment in a timely and cost effective way; while maintaining appropriate quality standards and specifications met.
• Develop and review purchase requests and ensure authorization as necessary to facilitate the timely purchase of new products.
• Understanding of Engineering/Maintenance/Tooling specification files for negotiating processes
• Ability to understand and interpret engineering drawings
• Understanding of automotive manufacturing processes, particularly in Hot and Cold Stamping, laser trim, and assembly.
• Obtain quotes and negotiate terms with new vendors
• Help to lower overall purchasing cost
• Register new vendors in Fullstep 
• Discuss defective or unacceptable new goods or services with users, vendors and others to determine cause of problem and take corrective and preventative action.
• Ensure compliance of SAP and Full Step systems
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

• Degree in Engineering, Business, Logistics, Procurement preferred
• SAP experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent computer efficiency
• Positive motivation
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Manual dexterity
• Good vision and hearing
• Work a flexible Schedule
• Critical Thinking
• Handle the stress of a fast-paced environment
• Complex problem solving