Electronics Buyer

Job Summary:

As CME's Electronics Buyer you will send non-disclosure agreements, as well as: solicit, negotiate, vet, review proposals-pricing-deliveries-and schedules, and issue purchase orders for: machinery, equipment, tools, electronic/electrical components/parts, supplies, and/or services for producing customers designs and products. If you have a passion for negotiating, we want to speak to you!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work directly with Production Planner to level load component purchases based on demand & build schedule
• Manage orders so that product arrives just in time for production and minimize the cash-flow on our small business
• Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts by soliciting & analyzing price proposals, as well as issue Purchase Orders
• Maintain program material budgets, product quality specifications, as well as applicable laws/regulations
• Assist in the research and evaluation of suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history

• Monitor shipments to ensure that goods come in on time/resolve problems related to undelivered goods
• Confer with staff, users, and vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action
• Maintain and review computerized or manual records of items purchased, costs, deliveries, product performance, and inventories

• Other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications:

• Ability to read schematics/technical drawings and knowledgeable in the use and practice of BOMs
• Excellent interpersonal skills with CME personnel & vendors
• Knowledge of computers, electronics, circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming
• Knowledge of: Internet research, ethical standards, competitive bidding procedures, inventory standards and control; data collection techniques for establishing sources of supply/product/vendor information; general law of contracts/Terms & Conditions; Microsoft Suite of Products
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacturing & distribution
• Prepare and present written or oral reports; reproduce established bids; learn to prepare and evaluate new bids; learn practices and principles of government contracting (FAR/DFARS knowledge)
• Work with relative independence and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment through problem resolving, planning, and organizing of information
• Knowledge of Deltek ERP Costpoint software
• Knowledge & Use common units of measure

Minimum Requirements Needed:

• High School or AA/AS degree (trade or tech school) from an Accredited College/University
• Bachelor's Degree, preferred
• Between 3-5 years of related Electronics/Electrical components buying experience
• Positions with CME require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations/Export Administration Regulations.
• Required Tests: Predictive Index, Reference, Credit, Other

Travel Percentage Required: Minimal & Usually Local to Vendors. 0% -5%

Custom Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc. (CME®) is a 27 year old award-winning Tampa Bay small business which designs and manufactures custom-engineered and build-to-print/spec products/systems. Our team works with aerospace/defense and industrial customers to produce cables & wire harnesses, power supplies & distribution equipment, special test equipment; CME's products are used by the US military and other industries around the world. CME is also a big supporter of STEM as well as sustainable efforts & education including: www.solar4STEM.com

CME operates on the EOS System and company focused on a Culture of Accountability. Our 5 Core Values drives everything we do: Resolves Problems, Works with Professionalism, Challenges Themselves, Serves the Customer-Protects CME, and Delivers! To read more about our company culture please go to: https://www.custom-mfg-eng.com/about-us.html

CME is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. As a U.S. defense contractor CME is also subject to additional rules and regulations regarding the hiring of foreign persons. In compliance with U.S. federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States; CME cannot accept any person for employment who does not meet employment eligibility requirements, E-Verify verification, and/or is in the U.S. under a student (F1 and/or OPT, J1, orM1) and/or temporary work visa. For the purposes of clarification, the I-9 defines eligibility of an employee as a: U.S. citizen, permanent resident card or alien registration card (Form I-551), a person with a temporary I-551 stamp on their passport or U.S. immigrant visa, and/or passport from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) or Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) with Forms I-94 or I-94A indicating nonimmigrant admissions under Compact of Free Association between the U.S. and FSM or RMI.