About the Voith Group
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 22,000 employees, sales of € 5.5 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.
Voith US Inc. is hiring for:
Buyer
York, PA (Hybrid)
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Reasons you’ll love working here:
• Flexibility with Work/Life Balance
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package
• 401K with generous company match
• Climate-Neutral Footprint Worldwide
• Tuition reimbursement
Summary:
This role is part of Voith’s North American NPM Purchasing organization and is primarily responsible for supporting both Production and Non-production materials and services requirements for the North American Paper Division locations. This position is responsible for assisting in the procurement of materials, supplies, and services necessary for the company's operations. This position involves identifying and negotiating with suppliers, processing purchase orders, and ensuring the timely delivery of goods.
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Manager of Purchasing - NPM North America, the position works in collaboration and alignment with Category Managers, Buyers, Engineers, Production Materials Purchasing, Accounting, and Finance. This role is responsible for managing the various aspects of sourcing indirect (non-production) & direct (production) goods and services from suppliers. Key responsibilities include:
- Receive and review purchase requisitions from Operation Units and ensure the accuracy of information
- Support the proper set-up of ongoing purchase orders.
- Receive, review and evaluate vendor proposals to make purchase recommendations and issue Purchase orders.
- Monitor and track the status of open purchase orders to ensure that the goods and services are on-time and ensuring that all quality documentation is available.
- Monitor and follow-up with suppliers to ensure compliance with the contracted agreements, and order terms and conditions.
- Identify and source requirements from a supply base of current and/or new suppliers based on the project needs, specifications, flow down requirements and material group strategy / business targets.
- Actively participates and supports the implementation & execution of the material group (category) strategy and team. Implements but also influences the N.A. regional category strategy (re: savings programs, supplier performance, project funnel, performance improvement actions, etc.).
- Support the achievement of total cost, service level performance, quality, speed, risk management / control objectives.
- Actively participant in on-going meetings and accountable for purchasing deliverables are accomplished. Works with suppliers in support of active projects.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Education and Experience:
- 2 years related purchasing experience required or Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field preferred.
- Proficient with Oracle ERP software preferred
- Available to travel, travel is expected to be <10% of the time.