Strategic Buyer

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
- Using the MRP system (SAP), generates purchase orders to specific suppliers for required components.
- Quotes part of the material from Requests for Quotation (RFQs) for technical and sales program management, including sourcing of new items.
- Requests additional materials as needed to support production shortages, expedites, and other project
- or customer-specific situations.
Requests type A components and ensures B-C parts are in order (support for overseas parts).
- Maintains and updates inventory levels of in-stock components along with the weekly reorder report, open order report, and shortage reports.
- Manages supplier/customer relationships.
- Maintains and updates supplier information and literature.
- Clarifies and resolves component discrepancies and BOM errors.
- Coordinates delivery or invoice discrepancies with the material receiving area and accounts payable.
- Expedites overdue orders wi...