Strategic Buyer - Full-time / Part-time

LOOKING FOR A BUYER with experience purchasing within an Engineering environment in regards to a manufacturing/semiconductor facility!!

Candidate will coordinate the procurement and distribution of materials, parts, equipment, and supplies for the organization by performing the following duties:

• Coordinates all purchasing related activities of product development as assigned within the specified commodities
• Maintains close relationships with suppliers and take proactive approach in interfacing with them to resolve issues
• Manages the day to day relationship with suppliers for their assigned commodities
• Supports in supplier assessments to meet
• Brings approved suppliers into development projects to support new product development
• Monitors all pricing for all outsourced materials and/or parts in accordance with target costs and departmental goals. Support the Commodity Manager in developing cost models, generating RFQ's and gathering information necessary to produce commodity strategies
• Creates and updates purchase orders, supplier scorecards, supplier profile folders and other documentation as required to ensure data integrity
• Supports cross-functional team initiatives around total cost improvements and supply vulnerability reductions
• Monitors supplier pricing and apply knowledge to drive the lowest cost. Performs all purchasing activities in accordance with current company policies and procedure
• Manages the implementation of cost reductions
• Supports the continual training of suppliers to ensure they are in compliance with policies and procedures
• Possess and apply a broad knowledge of Supply Management principles, practices, and procedures

About Aerotek:

Our people are everything. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aerotek® Inc. has distinguished itself as a leader in recruiting and staffing services, by having a deep understanding of the intersection of talent and business. As a strategic partner to more than 17,000 clients and 300,000 contract employees every year, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantages for its clients and rewarding careers for its contract employees. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a network of over 230 non-franchised offices with more than 6,000 internal employees dedicated to serving our customers. Aerotek is an operating company of Allegis Group, a global talent solutions provider. To learn more, visit .

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