Buyer

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality.

All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.

Job Summary

Job Description

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supply Chain Management:
  • Manage suppliers to ensure priorities, specifications and costs are met.
  • Maintain existing supplier relationships, identify and qualify new sources.
  • Maintain continuous focus on quality, lead-time and price improvements.
  • Manage logistics activities (transport, import customs, warehousing and plant receiving).
  • Address non-conformance issues with suppliers (quality and delivery).
• Purchase Order Management:
  • Ensure accurate and timely processing of all activates related to purchasing materials. 
  • Document and notify all concerned parties regarding shortages, delivery, and related issues.
  • Monitor delivery dates, total fulfillment and other key vendor performance and purchasing metrics.
  • Resolve billing discrepancies.
• Inventory Management:
  • Maintain current quality, cost and product knowledge.
  • Maintain inventory accuracy with cycle counting and adjustments.
  • Strategic Purchasing: determine inventory levels to support sales/customer needs, through planning and inventory analysis.
  • Ensure that correct ERP systems planning parameters are maintained.
• Project Management:
  • Identify and qualify supply source for required materials.
  • Coordinate material qualification process with Supplier, Engineering, Quality and Operations departments.
  • Develop planning, ordering and stocking systems for new materials.
  • Manage use-up of legacy material and phase-in use of new.

COMPETENCIES:                                                                                              

• Transaction accuracy
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organization skills

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:

• Self-motivated
• Dependable
• Strong analytical ability and strategic/critical thinker

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications
• Negotiation skills
• Oracle ERP – Purchasing, MRP and BOM

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED
• 2+ years purchasing/office experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS Degree
• Strong leadership skills
• Previous employment in manufacturing

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires sitting
• Requires contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise)
• Requires use of electronic mail
• Requires telephone conversations
• Requires face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams
• Requires writing letters and memos
• Includes conflict situations
• Freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals
• Includes exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable
• Requires being exact or highly accurate
• Requires meeting strict deadlines
• Requires coordinating or leading others in accomplishing work activities
• Requires work with others in a group or team
• Requires work with external customers or the public

• Requires making decisions that impact the results of co-workers, clients or the company
• Mistakes are not easily correctable and have serious consequences
• Opportunity to make decisions without supervision
• Requires making decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization
• Includes responsibility for the health and safety of others
• Includes responsibility for work outcomes and results
• Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment
• Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people
• Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions
• Requires working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions

This position description is meant to describe the typical kinds of duties or difficulty level that may be required of positions with this title.  The use of a particular expression shall not limit or exclude other duties or difficulty levels not mentioned.  This position description is not meant to limit or modify Nidec Motor Corporations right to assign, direct or control the work assigned to this position.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec

Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.  All

qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Additional Job Details

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.