Buyer
Current- Coordinate the cost-effective purchasing of materials, supplies and services for various internal departments (ie. Production/Maintenance/R&D) as required by requisition and MRP- Manage assigned vendor inventories by considering potential supply shortages and order lead times, ensuring on time delivery, analyzing purchase price variance, and processing defective/rejected parts- Manage assigned vendor performance including freight costs, terms and standard costs- Continually source and develop competent vendors- Negotiate favourable terms for vendor pricing- Create and maintain productive relationships with internal departments- Maintain information of all purchased parts in ERP system (Epicor)- Monitor the integrity of the Epicor Manufacturing system- Act as liaison between vendors and FPI personnel