Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data

Purchasing Buyer

 

Job Summary:

 

Our client in Troy, MI is looking for a Purchasing Buyer. This is a contract position.

 

looking for an energetic, organized, experienced Buyer to join our growing team that brings a “roll up the sleeves” approach to getting things done, as responsibilities will be wide ranging.  We have embraced a startup company mindset of being fast, frugal, scrappy, and fun.  Important skills include accountability, strategic thinking, relationship building, business case analysis, and negotiation.

The Buyer will be developing a strategic supply base, lead supplier commercial negotiations, manage supplier RFIs, RFQs, and commercial agreements, manage sourcing process to meet program cost targets, deliverables and Job 1 timing, quote and negotiate pricing with suppliers for the purchase of Engineering and other Services.    Assist in the resolution of cost, quality, and delivery issues affecting the supply, work together with product development, quality, and other purchasing teams to leverage, develop strategies and implement solutions, meet cost target associated with BOM, identify and implement cost reductions, drive quality with suppliers, ensure supplier adherence to Slate Global Terms and Conditions, analysis of data from a variety of internal and external sources to deliver the best value, communicate risks and priorities as needed to ensure resolution.

Qualifications:

·       Bachelor’s degree

·       2-3 years of experience in Procurement/Supply Chain Management or Engineering.

·       Excellent communication and relationship building skills.

·       Ability to identify process issues and drive improvements to improve operational efficiency.

·       Knowledge and experience with ERP systems and implementation – i.e. SAP, Plex

·       Strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills

·       High level of integrity

·       Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced start-up environment.

·       Experience buying engineering and professional services

How You Will Be Successful:

Envision the Future Communicate Honestly and Broadly Seek Technology and Business “First” Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

Competitive Salary Comprehensive Benefit Package 401(k) with matching contributions Paid Time Off Employee Discounts Free training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit

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At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.

 

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