Requisition ID 6649BR
Job Title MRO BUYER
Location Costa Rica - Costa Rica HR-CR001
Employment Category Regular Full Time
Duties & Responsibilities
-Communicate orally in the English language with customers, co-workers, vendors and the public in face-to-face one-to-one settings, or using the telephone with excellent communication skills.
- Review requests; deal with vendors and internal stakeholders, examining price and availability of product or services.
- Review work scopes and determine if delivery requirements are clear.
- Obtain and analyze oral and written price quotes from vendors, and compare those quotes with specifications, requirements and availability.
- Review orders for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with existing policies and procedures to convert requests to purchase orders in a timely manner
- Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.
- Interface with commodity managers and requestors as needed to for their review, negotiation or execution.
- Become familiar with the P-card process and interface with the P-card administrator as needed.
- Interface with the contracts process and contracts administrator as needed.
- Know of common business practices relating to the purchase, pricing, terms, shipment, taxes, and payment for commodities and services.
- Work cooperatively with Teradyne employees and its supply base at all levels and sites.
- Express ideas clearly.
- Work within established policies and regulations.
- Serve as a liaison between Teradyne and its vendors.
- Be a proud Teradyne employee and become the face of the company to many suppliers.
Basic Qualifications, Experience, Skills & Education Required
3-5 years of experience as a buyer involving the procurement of a variety of supplies, materials, equipment, and services
- An Associates or Bachelor's degree (in Business or Industrial Engineering)
- Proven experience working with the Oracle operating system or similar ERP systems.
- Fully Bilingual and conversational English/Spanish
- Very good communication skills.
- Advanced Skills in the use of personal computers and related software.
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Great attention to details and ability to multitask.
- Be Tenacious; does not give up at the first "No"
- Willingness to adjust working hours to meet deadlines.
- APICS certification (a plus but not a requirement)
Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt
Relocation Available No
Shift 1st
