**Direct Material Buyer**
**Purpose**
**Key activities and responsibilities**:
- Identification of cost reduction opportunities through the study of historical and projected material consumption.
- Interaction with the different functional areas (Engineering, Materials, Manufacturing) to understand business needs and ensure that this is reflected in negotiated contracts
- Development of win/win relationships with suppliers to enable ECI to achieve the objectives identified in the business plan.
- Analysis of direct material spend list
- Classification of spend by category
- Development of cost reduction plans and tactics aligned with category strategy
- Execution of quotations and negotiations according to strategy
- Implementation of long-term contracts that generate year-over-year price reductions
- Assisting operational buyers in resolving supplier issues
**Qualifications**:
- A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required.
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