KEMET is a leading global company with an excellent reputation in the capacitor industry. Our vision is to be the world’s most trusted partner for innovative component solutions. We are talent oriented; we believe the math must work, we demand speed, we provide unparalleled customer experiences, we exhibit ethics and integrity, we require no politics, we stand as One KEMET, we lead material innovation, we protect our environment. Our mission is to help make the world a better, safer and more connected place to live.
We want to attract individuals with a global mindset who are innovative thinkers and who have a passion for performance excellence. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive individuals with a good sense of professional responsibility and work ethics for the position:
BUYER
Main purpose of job is to purchase materials and equipment required by the company at the optimum quality and price to meet operational and customer requirements through identifying, researching, evaluation and selection of suppliers that meet the KEMET standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply
Main responsibilities and duties:
- Market analyze and evaluation of supplier proposals, or quotations;
- Negotiate prices and delivery conditions;
- Creating Purchase orders and follow-up the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery; daily update of the system accordingly;
- Recognize and evaluate opportunities to secure reduced prices;
- Monitor the on-time delivery and quality of materials and goods supplied to ensure they that they comply with specifications and meet the KEMET quality standards;
- Communicate status of orders with internal customers;
- Report any significant supply problems to ensure that departments and functions are kept aware of any potential difficulties;
- Enter data into databases to maintain up-to-date supplier and vendor information and to generate purchasing reports and statistics;
- Ensure continuous improvement of the metrics related to purchasing;
- Minimizing cycle time in the purchasing processes;
- Comply with ethical standards to perform the purchasing functions.
Requirements and expectations:
- University degree;
- Minimum 3 years experience as a buyer, propriate experience in the field will be an asset;
- Strong English - Multi lingual is an asset;
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office products; Excel high level is mandatory;
- Strong communication and organizational skills;
- Good phone skills and flexibility for handling a wide range of activities;
- Demonstrate personal time management skills;
- Developed negotiation skills;
- Ability to promote and ensure integrity of negotiation procedures.
If you are interested in this position and believe you fulfill the requirements, please send your CV in English by October 20th, with subject “Buyer/your name and surname“ to: applicationmk@yageo.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The job applications will be kept in our database for one year
