Job Title: Buyer

Job Description

Join our dynamic team as a Buyer, where you will be instrumental in purchasing parts, materials, and services vital for the complete manufacturing of products. You will maintain visibility into our supply chain to gauge both immediate and long-term needs for parts and components. Your role involves enhancing existing systems and processes to support manufacturing operations, fulfill warranty obligations, and meet product delivery schedules according to the build schedule. You will also be responsible for maintaining the integrity of our ERP system to ensure accurate data management, future material forecasting, and sustainable inventory levels. Establish and nurture relationships with suppliers, manage quotations, and negotiate terms to optimize costs, quality, and delivery times. Your strategic approach will be crucial in optimizing the purchase of necessary parts and components, avoiding redundancy and ensuring efficiency.

Hard Skills

• ERP management

• Supply chain oversight

• Strategic purchasing

• Inventory management

Soft Skills

• Relationship management

• Negotiation

• Analytical thinking

• Problem-solving

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.