Purchasing Technician

Purchasing Technician

The Jr Buyer is responsible for source selection and procurement functions directly associated with the Gestamp plants' need for production parts, production services, and packaging materials across multiple locations. This position is also responsible for providing support in identifying initiatives that can generate opportunities for additional savings.

Key Responsibilities :

• Secures and analyzes quotations; negotiates prices and terms with suppliers; and recommends suppliers with respect to cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness for assigned responsibilities.
• Utilizes ERP systems to conduct online bids for current spend of products and services to secure competitive market prices.
• Works with Internal Customers to understand requirements to ensure proper suppliers are solicited.
• Work closely with all product disciplines to develop and coordinate product negotiations and awards.
• Executes service agreements, contracts, purchase agreements, letter contracts and purchase orders with suppliers.
• Research and evaluate potential suppliers to ensure product quality and cost competitiveness.
• Supplier development activities and maintenance of the Approved Supplier List and supplier files.
• Interviews and confers with current and prospective suppliers to determine supply capabilities, transportation logistics, inventory control and management, and negotiates prices and delivery terms.
• Develop vendor cost analysis and comparisons.
• Identifies, implements, monitors, and reports the key initiatives & the generated savings as listed in the productivity roadmap, every month.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Support senior buyers in analyzing costs, negotiating prices, and identifying opportunities to reduce expenses without compromising quality.
• Monitor the status of orders to ensure they arrive on time and address any delivery issues promptly.

Key Qualification / Requirements :

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to hire the best candidate regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.

About Us : We are a multi-technology company present in over 20 countries and our team of over 40,000 is made up of 90 different nationalities. They are the driving force of our company, which designs, develops and produces parts for over 900 models of the leading vehicle manufacturers, and enable us to be one of the top suppliers worldwide.

Do you have what it takes to build the future of mobility with us?

Join the Gestamp team!