Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

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Full Time Clerical Burnsville, Burnsville, MN, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $75,000.00 To $85,000.00 Annually

Job Title: Buyer

Department: Operations

Accountability: This position reports to the Purchasing Manager

Responsibilities:

• Utilize demand inputs, sales order requirements, forecast data, and supply planning information to develop, maintain, and communicate inventory and replenishment plans that support customer orders, lead time programs, and production needs.
• Manage the end-to-end sourcing process, including supplier research, request for quote activity, cost analysis, negotiation, supplier evaluation, and final supplier selection.
• Purchase components, production materials, and tooling across multiple commodity categories, including injection molded plastics, machined parts, sheet metal, stampings, electronics, silk screening, assemblies, and hardware.
• Apply analytical tools, reporting methods, and supply chain metrics to identify issues, evaluate root causes, resolve purchasing and planning problems, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Analyze complex forecasting, usage, inventory, and supplier lead time data to develop procurement strategies that balance cost, service level, inventory investment, and supply continuity.
• Coordinate the timely resolution of sourcing, supplier quality, delivery, and pricing issues that could impact material availability, production schedules, or customer commitments.
• Review and process engineering change orders by coordinating purchasing activities, supplier communication, material disposition, and system updates as required.
• Analyze slow-moving, excess, and obsolete inventory; prepare reporting and recommendations to support inventory reduction, disposition planning, and improved working capital management.
• Support cost reduction initiatives by identifying savings opportunities, evaluating alternative sources, negotiating favorable terms, and contributing to best-in-class supply cost performance.
• Participate as a member of cross-functional product development teams by supporting supplier selection, material readiness, cost analysis, and launch-related purchasing activities for new products.
• Process defective, rejected, or nonconforming parts for return to suppliers by coordinating documentation, return material authorization activity, credits, replacements, and follow-up actions.
• Compile and maintain supplier scorecard data to evaluate supplier performance, including delivery, quality, responsiveness, cost competitiveness, and conformance to company requirements.
• Assist with domestic and international sourcing efforts, including supplier communication, quotation review, lead time analysis, logistics considerations, and coordination with internal stakeholders.
• Prepare, review, and reconcile monthly departmental expense reports to ensure accuracy, completeness, appropriate approvals, and alignment with company procedures.
• Ensure purchasing activities comply with company policies, procedures, quality standards, approval requirements, and applicable regulatory or customer requirements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Minimum of five years of experience in purchasing, procurement, material planning, supply chain, or a related operations function.
• Demonstrated experience purchasing or sourcing components such as injection molded plastics, machined parts, sheet metal, stampings, electronics, silk screening, assemblies, and/or hardware.
• Ability to collect, interpret, assimilate, and synthesize data from multiple sources into clear, relevant business information and actionable recommendations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and adjust effectively in a fast-paced, timeline-driven environment.
• Working knowledge of product life cycle processes, including new product introduction, engineering changes, phase-in/phase-out planning, and…