Buyer, Business

Job Summary

The Buyer is accountable for the execution of material requirements planning policies and Purchase Order transactions. Working independently, the Buyer will use judgment and discretion for large dollar purchase orders and will ensure quality standards and cost containment parameters are maintained.

As a Buyer, you will be responsible for carrying out procurement activities in line with company purchasing policies and procedures, optimizing price, delivery, and terms, and ensuring customer satisfaction while staying within inventory goals.

• Purchase materials, parts, supplies, and equipment following established purchasing policies and procedures (optimize price, delivery, and terms).
• Ensure customer satisfaction while staying within company inventory goals.
• Analyze selected manufactured and purchased products to determine proper lot sizing, safety stock levels, Kanban levels, and planning horizons.
• Identify potential suppliers and issue requests for quotations, analyze and select suppliers, issue purchase orders, follow‑up and expedite as necessary, investigate and qualify suppliers.
• Utilize MRP and Kanban reports to make decisions on frequencies and quantities of orders.
• Select suppliers based on departmental guidelines and vendor capabilities/history, place orders, and track orders from placement to receipt and acceptance.
• Handle return or rework of material declared surplus due to engineering changes or order cancellations.
• Initiate/open purchase orders to meet need dates, accounting for safety stock, inventory levels, and lot sizing.
• Ensure purchasing standards are met to buy quality products, delivered on time, at a fair market price.
• Identify key problem areas and develop actions to prevent future problems.
• Serve as internal expert and reliable resource on specific commodities (electronics, metals, etc.) to assist manufacturing and engineering in product alternatives.
• Interface directly with sales and resolve internal issues quickly and diplomatically.
• Ensure fairness and accountability in dealings with suppliers and all departments or individuals doing business with the Materials Department.
• Monitor market trends and conditions.

• Critical Competencies
  : analysis of data, attention to detail, commitment to the job, consistency & reliability, customer oriented, meeting standards, personal accountability, organizational skills, strong negotiation skills.
• Key Competencies
  : problem/situation analysis, ability to manage tight deadlines, persistence, versatility.
• Core Competencies
  :
  Accurate listening, following directions, initiative, personal accountability & commitment, common sense, integrity and ethics, personal drive, practical thinking, proactive thinking, problem solving skills, relating to others, results orientation, self–management, self-starter.
• Technical Competencies
  : proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) with emphasis on Excel; ability to develop strong skills in Material Requirements Planning.

Education: High school graduate. Associates degree in Business or related field (or related experience) preferred.

Experience: Minimum of two years’ experience in a business setting; experience in a manufacturing organization helpful. Minimum two years of previous material control and buying experience preferred.

$61,920 - $92,880

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, lift, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include normal vision. Other physical requirements include:

• Ability to physically move or assist in moving equipment
• Stan…