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Location:Holland, OH,Ohio,United States Job ID:74014 We Elevate... You Our mission is to keep cities and people around the world moving. Since 1874 Schindler has an outstanding reputation for not only elevating buildings, but the well-being of everyone who lives and works in them. Do you have the talent, ambition, and vision to help us elevate tomorrow's world? Find out more about us here - or As a leading employer in the urban mobility industry, we are always looking for a diverse group of people who can create exceptional value for our customers. Join us as a Buyer Your Skills PRIMARY FUNCTION / POSITION OVERVIEW: The Buyer plans and manages parts purchased from strategic and tactical suppliers, insuring availability to meet demand by field operations (existing installation) and meet forecasts for manufacturing and for part sales to third parties. Buyer is responsible for obtaining the most advantageous combination of price, quality to assure availability while achieving inventory objectives. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Select from qualified sources of supply, as defined by senior or strategic buyer, to obtain materials. Negotiate price, terms, and conditions for all assigned purchased materials, and be knowledgeable of proper contract and legal forms and practices. Utilize forecast material requirements and analyze to make the necessary adjustments, as market load and product mix changes occur, to achieve the proper balance between inventory investment and production requirements. Meet price variance and cost improvement targets. Control the flow of purchased material in line with production schedules and inventory investment targets. Obtain advanced knowledge of material requirements for new parts and products and take the necessary actions to assure their availability when needed. Coordinate the phase-in/phase-out of stock production material. Communicate effectively with suppliers and customers. Establish relations and communications with suppliers required for free flow of information concerning materials, designs, lead times, market trends and new developments. Analyze, interpret, and communicate industry conditions and advancements, which may impact design, lead-time, cost or marketing. Collaborate withinternal customers and other support functions to meet to meet or exceed customer needs and performance objectives. Investigate all occurrences of nonconforming material and facilitate their resolution and prevention. Your Experience Experience in purchasing related field (3-5 years) Required knowledge of negotiation techniques and of commodity data sources (3-5 years) Knowledge of manufacturing and material/production/inventory control techniques (3-5 years) MS Office Suite (3-5 years) Our Commitment * Fully vested 401k match (up to 7% of total compensation). * Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans - Effective from first day of hire. * 3 weeks' vacation which increases with tenure, 7 sick days, 3 floating holidays and 8 Company Observed Holidays. * Tuition Reimbursement - Eligible after 6 months of service. * Parental Leave - 100% base pay for 6 consecutive weeks within first year of a child's birth or adoption. * Partnership with Maven Milk to ship breast milk for employees traveling on Schindler business. Equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.