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Purchasing Senior Buyer: Japanese/English Bilingual
Columbus, OH
IDMD40-2741905Posted 1/22/2025

SENIOR BUYER: JAPANESE/ENGLISH-BILINGUAL (CHINESE IS A PLUS)

$60K – $80K

REMOTE: NO

Are you fluent in Japanese and English and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and being challenged? If so, our client is offering a very rewarding career as a Senior Buyer in our Purchasing Supplier Development department! This role interacts with domestic and international companies and is responsible for establishing and maintaining business relationships and company cost targets.

Our client is a full-service, tier one supplier, specializing in the design and production of accessories, and electronic components. Our Ohio facility houses plastic molding and mold design, construction, production engineering, and dedicated associates in our Quality, Assembly, Sales, and Customer Service departments.

Expectations:  

  • Demonstrating solid organizational skills and being attentive to every detail.
  • Exercising critical thinking and effectively solving problems.
  • Working well independently and with a team.
  • Demonstrating effective project management skills.
  • Effectively negotiating based on logic.
  • Effectively managing cost and customer/supplier relationships.
  • Developing and presenting clear and concise proposals.
  • Demonstrating strong communication skills (written and verbal).
  • Demonstrating strong cost analysis skills.  
Duties:

Developing, gaining approval, & executing purchasing strategies for assigned commodities & suppliers, to establish, achieve, maintain and improve new model and mass production cost targets by:

  • Researching, evaluating, and purchasing electronic automotive components for each trial event.
  • Correlating and selecting suppliers to provide stable quality, competitive cost, and on-time delivery and maintaining effective supplier relationships.
  • Negotiating price with suppliers and processing quotations.
  • Coordinating and maintaining timely communications with domestic and international companies (STJ, ASI, SSZ, etc.) regarding design changes and mass production products.
  • Issuing Supplier Documents – contracts, agreements, forecasts, Request for Quotation (RFQ), Maker Layout Letter, etc.
  • Maintaining Bill of Material (BOM) for each new model.
  • Performing accurate and timely quotation management.
  • Researching and monitoring industry trends (sourcing, technology, market price).
  • Logistics Reporting.
  • Executing problem resolution for International Suppliers
  • Translating and supporting when communicating with International Japanese companies.
How to Quality:
  • You are fluent in Japanese and English  ( Chinese Language is a plus )
  • You have a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Purchasing, Business, or related field or equivalent experience.
  • You have two years of Purchasing, Sales, Quality Control, or Engineering experience.
  • You have project management experience.
  • You are knowledgeable in the following;
    • Supplier evaluation and selection process.
    • Automotive industry trends.  
    • International standards and conducting international business.
    • You have good math and MS Office skills and are familiar with financial statements.
    • You can analyze drawings.
Working Conditions:
  • General Office Environment 7.5 hours per day
  • Manufacturing Environment  0 .5 hour per day
  • Lifting  (maximum 40lbs)  0.5 hours per day
  • Domestic and international travel may be required on occasion.
  • Required to work overtime (unplanned and unscheduled) to meet deadlines and requirements.
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