Direct Buyer

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Formulate annual business plans for achievement of cost reductions and year over year performance improvement.
• Obtains and analyzes quotes to determine best value, then recommends global sourcing solutions based on data and facts collected.
• Provides proper documentation for review at sourcing councils including total landed cost analysis taking into account duty, freight, packaging, surcharge, payment terms and other financial factors.
• Ability to maintain control of a project to meet timing and address basic 'roadblocks' that relate to Purchasing.
• Ability to clearly list out Dana's negotiable items and the supplier's and negotiate basic items/deals with minimal supervision.
• Consistently sends out and reviews complete RFQ packages and negotiates the basic terms of a contract to support an agreement. Understand what type of contract is required.
• Monitors supplier(s) performance, audits results and elevates issues within the suppliers organization for resolution. Tracks Savings projects and reports accurate forecasts and actuals in Savings Tracker.
• Works proactively with other departments to find ways of reducing the need for inventory.

Qualifications

• Thinks & Acts Strategically
• Interpersonal Communication (Demonstrates Effective Approach)
• Professional Presence (Demonstrates Effective Approach)
• Achieves Planned Results