Buyer, Business

Join to apply for the Buyer role at AFC Industries

AFC Industries is a dynamic organization dedicated to providing supply chain management solutions for fasteners and assembly components to original equipment manufacturers, assembly plants, and other users of these products.

We support a diverse industry base of manufacturers across a broad range of industries. Our experienced team has a proven track record of helping manufacturers and assemblers reduce cost, improve quality, and increase efficiency.

We are a company culture devoted to innovation & improvement.

AFC provides localized expertise to customers in particular industries and geographies. We don  have a traditional hierarchical management structure where everyone simply "reports up." Instead, our company is made up of on-the-ground experts operating in an entrepreneurial fashion with the backing and support of an enterprise-grade organization.

As a Buyer for AFC Industries, you will work with our inventory management system to manage inventory levels, communicate purchase orders and requests for quotes to suppliers and internal teams, manage the open order board, and support special projects.

• Process and work inventory management reporting tools including but not limited to:
  Buy Reports for assigned commodities, Days on Hand, Process Purchase Order Reports, Open Purchase Order Reports on a weekly basis.
• Responsible for issuing purchase orders to the supply base.
• Effective management of the open order board, ensuring system updates with accurate information for all orders.
• Manage elevated expedite orders and coordinate with the appropriate personnel to ensure minimal supply chain interruption.
• Quote standard and smaller dollar items that support company goals and guidelines.
• Responsible for timely processing of purchase order confirmations from the supply base to ensure accuracy of purchase order details.
• Active participation with the supply base to develop relationships.
• Disposition of rejected material within the assigned buying areas by coordinating across departments to ensure minimal interruption to the customer.
• Support accounting through timely resolution of invoice discrepancies.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Contribute to a team where all perspectives and ideas are welcomed and encouraged.

• Bachelor’s degree (or pursuit of) in business-related field, preferably concentrating in Supply Chain or Purchasing.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office:
  Outlook, Excel & Word, including ability to do VLOOKUPs in Excel.
• 3+ years of related experience in a buying/purchasing role.
• 2-5 years of experience in Military, Aerospace, or Marine purchasing required.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Professional attitude and representation.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Results-orientated.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy and completion while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to establish relationships with vendors.
• Blueprint reading and understanding.
• Demonstrated understanding of inventory turns, including how they are calculated, and the importance of increased inventory turns.
• INxSQL experience preferred but not required.

Work Hours:

8AM-5PM, Monday-Friday

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at AFC Industries by 2x

Apply BELOW