Anord Mardix · 1 month ago
Buyer
Henrico, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$74K/yr - $101K/yr
5+ years exp
Flex is a diversified manufacturing partner that helps market-leading brands design, build, and deliver innovative products. The Buyer Direct role supports procurement operations by coordinating the purchase of direct materials, components, and equipment, while managing suppliers, inventory, shipments, purchasing records, and production requirements.
ElectronicsManufacturing
No H1B
Responsibilities
Maintaining relations with the suppliers
Placing orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production
Receiving and handling the confirmations
Checking the purchase orders and modifying them according to the changes in the production plan with the help of the Shortage List and the Open Purchase Order List
Tracking shipments, urging them if needed
Regular, weekly check of the stocks, avoiding overstock
Minimizing the risk of obsolescence with the help of the weekly check of the obsolete report
Correspondence with the freight forwarders, warehouses, and in case organizing the transportation
Dealing with claims, settling debit and credit issues
Filing and recording all necessary documents
Checking the inventory of critical materials (personally if needed) according to the Shortage List
Getting in touch with the right warehouse personnel and having the discrepancy modified if there is any inventory discrepancies
Handling purchasing data privacy
Assuring all active components according to production needs, in time, for the accord price in the request
Reviews requisitions and MRP output
Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule
Orders, reschedules and cancels material based on requisitions and MRP output
Maintains procurement records such as items purchased, costs, delivery and inventories
Manages supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate
Investigation inventory levels
Monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle
Conducts quarterly supplier reviews
Maintains procurement records, reports and metrics
Qualification
ProcurementMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointERP SoftwareKinaxisElectrical Commodities
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years of procurement experience
Use of the following tools may be required: Working usage of Word, Excel and Power Point, ERP software ( Kinaxis, Atlas, etc.)
Prior experience with Electrical commodities
Benefits
Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
Life Insurance
Short-term and Long-term Disability
Matching 401(k) Contributions
Vacation and Paid Sick Time
Tuition Reimbursement
Company
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-10-18Acquired
2020-01-01Series Unknown
Recent News
2025-08-04
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