Buyer

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is a world-famous brand with offices across the globe. Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument; it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally.

We are searching for a Buyer to join our team. The Buyer will be accountable for providing sourcing assistance and pricing analysis on components to support the Corona operation. This person will assist in the rationalization / negotiation of supplier pricing structures through knowledge of product propositions and utilization of pricing levers such as annual quantities, commodity pricing, etc. to achieve best pricing for Fender while preserving quality integrity.

Essential Functions:

• Place demand driven Purchase Orders and Expedite purchased parts delivery to meet production line requirements;
• Managing Open Purchase Orders to ensure suppliers are delivering to confirmed lead times for orders.
• Partner in a cross-functional team (i.e. R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain) to locate and recommend prudent suppliers based on new product requirements.
• Develop and implement analysis to support and communicate forecasts of parts driven by production order.
• Provide analytical support for sourcing activities by performing spend analysis, feasibility analysis, cost/benefit analysis and process analysis.
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Business Administration with 2 years of experience in Purchasing or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Preferred procurement experience in fast paced retail manufacturing.
• Knowledge of project management concepts.
• Analytical skills to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple suppliers, identify down-stream risks, reconcile conflicts, provide root-cause analysis, and decompose high-level information into details.
• Experience with various forecasting models and communicating deviations from forecasted demand to suppliers.
• Organizational skills to work with the vast array of information gathered during new product development, the analysis of that information and to cope with rapidly changing information while keeping / prioritizing deadlines.
• Required experience with SAP or other leading ERP system.
• Excellent PC skills (Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).

About Fender Musical Instruments:

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel® and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com. FMIC offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, …