Purchasing Specialist

Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc is looking to hire a Purchasing Specialist who is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and procuring goods and services to meet the company's needs. This role ensures timely delivery, cost efficiency, and compliance with quality standards while maintaining strong vendor relationships. This role is also responsible for monitoring contract expiration to ensure on time renewal. The Purchasing Specialist will prepare a variety of purchasing related documents, respond to inquiries and provide information regarding purchasing activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following :

Procurement Management

• Oversee the sourcing and purchasing materials, equipment, and services based on company requirements via quote requests, RFPs and other approved methods.
• Negotiate favorable pricing, terms, and delivery schedules with suppliers.
• Monitor delivery schedules to ensure timely delivery and promptly identify any potential delays. Keeping key stakeholders updated.
• Work with department heads and key stakeholders to validate quality of goods and / or services received.

Vendor Relations

Order Processing

Cost Control

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Additional duties as assigned

At Toyo Tires, our purpose for everything we do is clear : We make tires people love! Our team of talented professionals embody the company's five core values, which include : Trust, Learn, Tenacity, Ownership, and Empathy. With passion and persistence (Grit), our team makes tires people love.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES POLICY

Toyo / Nitto provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc values the contribution each employee brings to our organization. The starting pay will vary based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to education and experience within the job and / or industry. The salary range listed is what we reasonably expect to compensate generally for candidates that meet the specified qualifications and requirements listed on the specific job description. We provide a competitive compensation package along with a robust benefits program to meet your needs.

The salary range for this position is $$87,424.00 to $110,000.00

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's Degree preferred in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Engineering or equivalent but not required. A minimum of three to five (3-5) years in purchasing of procurement experience.