START YOUR CAREER IN THE SCHERDELFamily JOB POSTING Buyer IN MUSKEGON, MI SCHERDEL Sales & Technology, Inc., located in Muskegon, MI since 1999, with a Metro Detroit office in Brighton, MI, is a subsidiary of SCHERDEL GmbH, located in Marktredwitz in the state of Bavaria, Germany. We are currently managed by the fourth generation of the founding family with sales and manufacturing activities at 42 sites in various European countries, North and South America and in Asia. SCHERDEL is strongly value driven and has a long track record of caring for our associates in many ways. Job Functions: The Buyer, initiates RFx (quote, proposal information) projects, negotiates commercial terms and manages requisitions, purchase orders for the purchasing of assigned indirect materials and service categories used in maintenance, repair and operations (MRO). ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Manage purchase requests from the manufacturing sites via the ERP Systems • Manage relationships with existing and potential suppliers of goods and services to meet the established cost, quality, and delivery targets • Find savings and conduct cost avoidance measures by way of supplier benchmarking • Support supplier relationship management and contract compliance • Achieve financial targets by way of aggressive negotiations of price and payment terms • Minimize supply chain risk and delays • Category sourcing lead for assigned indirect categories • All the above functions are to be completed while adhering to Scherdel’s global applicable regulations, such as purchasing terms and conditions, quality terms and conditions, specifications and ethical code • Works according to Scherdel’s quality and environmental system requirements, and customer quality requirements Position Requirements: • High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree preferred. • Minimum of 2 years of purchasing experience in the automotive industry • English speaking and comprehension required • Experience working with QAD preferred • Spanish preferred Competencies: • Good communication and presentation skills • Excellent written and verbal communication • Ability to calculate with numbers, percentages, fractions and decimal conversions and manage data in Microsoft XLS • Must be flexible, adaptable and be able to respond to shifting priorities, and quickly learn and improve new applications and processes • Creative thinker, with a desire and ability to look for better ways to approach issues and situations • A team player with strong analytical and problem-solving skills Position Environment • Must be able to perform duties in a fast-paced environment • Daily use of technologies included long periods of time of use of computer and keyboard BENEFITS: Please contact +1(231)777-7774 or e-mail [email protected] for all hiring inquiries. We are looking forward to your application!