Buyer 1

Negotiates pricing, facilitates purchases, and coordinates all activities required to purchase line side parts for NNA, NMEX, and NeDM plants. Locates and develops suppliers that can meet current and future production or non-production parts requirements. Ensures suppliers meet Nissan’s goals for quality, cost, and delivery. Coordinates with other departments to ensure an uninterrupted supply of parts to production lines and to solve supply problems. Maintains daily business support activities of department administrative support personnel.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Negotiates and establishes commodity prices for production parts.
2. Handles assigned commodities.
3. Ensures cost control in accordance with the Nissan revival plan cost reduction goals and requirements.
4. Locates suppliers and develops their abilities to meet current and future production parts requirements.
5. Ensures suppliers meet Nissan’s goals for quality, cost, and delivery.
6. Performs comparative analysis of competing suppliers to select the most competitive source for a specified commodity.
7. Establishes contracts for assigned commodities; maintains purchase orders and related purchasing records; maintains files and records of current and potential suppliers, materials, and prices.
8. Coordinates activities between all departments and supplier base to ensure uninterrupted supply of parts and resolution of supply issues and problems.
9. Plans, develops, implements, and maintains cost reduction plans in support of the department’s cost reduction goals.
10. Coordinates all functions, procedures, and system-related concerns between NNA/NMEX/NEDM and secures open communication for problem-solving.
11. Locates suppliers and negotiates for the procurement of facilities and purchased items and requirements related to mass production purchasing.
12. As necessary, performs other related duties of which the above are representative.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, international trade, administration, or related discipline.

Years of Experience:

One to three years of directly related experience at a professional level in purchasing, administration, or project management preferably.

Job Knowledge and Skills:

Commodity and market knowledge. Commercial and legal regulations knowledge.

Language:

English (Business fluent).

Computer skills:

MS Office (Excel).

Soft skills:

Good communication skills - both verbal and written; interpersonal; negotiation and cost and manufacturing process analysis skills. Focus on organization objectives.

Availability to travel: Infrequent day or overnight travel, availability to travel national or international.