**JOB TITLE: Buyer II**

**DEPARTMENT: Regional Supply Chain Management**

**REPORTS TO: Regional Supply Chain Manager**

**ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY**

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This position performs various purchasing assignments and activities to support daily material needs with limited supervision.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Coordinates purchasing activities with manufacturing, repair and NPI departments to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner.
- Acquires and maintains technical understanding of products purchased.
- Obtains materials using Request For Quote (RFQ), negotiation, price analysis, cost analysis techniques, and places Purchase Orders (PO).
- Maximizing material availability while minimizing inventory by using materials management tools such as MRP, Schedule Agreement, JIT, ABC analysis or other custom supply solutions.
- May manage raw material inventory turns.
- Develops a good working knowledge of materials and sources of supply to make purchases at prices consistent with quantity and quality requirements and within established standard costs.
- Monitors the cost, schedule and scope of assigned suppliers to assure highest quality at best value.
- May recommend cost saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis, alternative sourcing, step pricing for volume discounts, and vendor evaluation criteria.
- Manages tactical Purchasing activities such as expediting material shortages, past due PO’s, open PO’s, PO confirmations, RMA’s, Receiving/Purchasing related issues, Accounting/Purchasing related issues.
- Coordinates ECO activities with suppliers
- Issues and coordinate Sales Orders activities with suppliers
- Manages supplier On Time Delivery (OTD) performance
- Establishes good working relationships with suppliers and internal customers.
- Other duties as assigned

**SKILLS**:

- Excellent organizational and negotiation skills.
- Flexibility to handle changing conditions.
- Excellent self motivation skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Multi-task skills
- Good PC skills, including Excel, Word, MS Standard Office
- Understanding of fundamental purchasing processes.
- Good negotiation Skills
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Ability to maintain a professional rapport with support groups and peers while achieving results.
- Initiates and drives process improvement projects.
- Must be effectively cross-trained on multiple commodities.
- Ability to solve problems and make sound decisions with mínimal support from management.

**EXPERIENCE**:

- At least 3 -5 years in Purchasing/Planning environment
- Experience in a fast paced, high mix/low volume purchasing environment
- Previous experience in electronics purchasing strongly desired

**EDUCATION**
- BA (hons) Business and Supply Chain Management or relevant discipline.