Buyer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Investigate, develop, and drive actions to remedy supply disruptions and constraints.
• Effectively communicate updates to internal stakeholders.
• Communicate recommendations for cost savings and supplier sourcing alternatives to Senior Buyer, Commodity Manager or Strategic Sourcing Manager and helps drive projects to completion.
• Works with scheduling, plant operations, and other appropriate functions to develop forecasts and drive efficiency with ordering.
• Works with business to address questions and needs surrounding materials and services.
• Complete purchase transactions, ensuring that all deliverables are received to purchase order due date.
• Keeps operations and inside/outside sales and management informed on delivery schedules, material lead-times and other pertinent information which includes supervising the ordering and expediting of stock parts to improve inventory integrity and availability.
• Effectively communicate PO changes to internal customers as required.
• Leads purchasing work stream and acts as supplier liaison between Strategic Sourcing group and purchasing group in quality problem resolution.
• Support the purchase of all goods and services as assigned for both manufacturing location and commodity.
• Require compliance from suppliers to purchase order terms and conditions, involving all the performance parameters for which they are contractually responsible.
• Assist in maintaining supplier relationships through effective communications.
• Act, live and behave by TCF Core Values
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS/BA degree perferred
• 3 + years business experience
• 2-4 years direct purchasing/buying experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Basic PC skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Well-organized and disciplined demonstrating high work standards.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively with fellow employees and suppliers.
• Ability to do what is morally and ethically correct in an expedient manner.
• Strong ability to perform under stress and/or opposition.
• Up to 10% Travel

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Standard office environment
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 20 pounds
• Ability to occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, reach
• Ability to work extended hours sitting at a computer