Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

Location: Rochester

Job Description:

The Buyer is responsible for managing the procurement of direct and indirect materials for a manufacturing environment while maintaining and developing suppliers, with a focus on quality, logistics, price, capacity, and performance. The Senior Buyer drives cost reduction initiatives without compromising quality or delivery standards and supports corporate inventory management goals related to planning, storage, control, distribution, and planned targets. Key responsibilities include strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and contract negotiations in collaboration with the sourcing team.

This position works cross-functionally with sales, sourcing, purchasing, production, and warehouse teams to ensure accurate scheduling, timely procurement, and efficient material movement to meet customer demand. The role also requires maintaining planning parameters and master data in applicable systems and utilizing relevant planning tools to support operational excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Place and manage orders for all product components, materials, services, and supplies to support production and plant requirements.

Meet with suppliers as required to maintain positive working relationships, research new products/services, and negotiate pricing and terms.

Work closely with WQ Center Led Purchasing & Sourcing Departments. Review market price, delivery conditions and trends to determine present and future material availability and selection, as it affects local plant operations.

Effectively negotiate with suppliers on all questions or conflicts related to pricing, quality, specifications, delivery and service. Also must be able to effectively negotiate claims resulting from damaged or defective merchandise.

Establish and maintain proper levels of inventory by working with plant operations to monitor, ensure replenishment process efficiencies, and prevent stockouts through updated MRP parameters.

Monitor raw material inventory levels by communicating with operations and planning to ensure replenishment process efficiencies and stockout prevention.

Monitor supplier fulfillment exceptions by tracking need dates and delivery dates daily. Execute necessary measures to ensure orders are fulfilled in a timely manner.

Monitor Open POs and ensure that purchase orders are closed on a timely basis.

Monitor and maintain supplier records, item master for purchased parts, primary suppliers, lead time, usage rates, and pricing in the ERP system.

Analyze backlog daily to ensure parts will be shipped on time and provide appropriate follow-up and shipping information to the manufacturing sites.

Work in unison with other management team members, such as engineering and quality control, to achieve the organization’s strategic and financial goals.

Prepare various reports detailing inventory costs, usages, etc. on an “as-needed” basis.

Attend daily production meetings to report part shortages and actions to ensure timely delivery.

Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a professional manner with suppliers, co-workers, and management.

ALWAYS act in a safe manner and ensure those around us do not put themselves or others ticipate in Supplier Performance management processes.

Identify new suppliers throughout requirements planning activities.

Identify and implement savings initiatives/targets in all manufacturing materials and activity

Maintain and keep daily performance KPI’s and reports.

Understanding of Excel data management formulas and functionalities.

Assist with periodic physical inventory.

Performs other duties as assigned by the Purchasing Manager.

Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, specifically steel related manufacturing

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

Procurement experience in hot rolled steel products (sheet, plate), structural steel tubing, and purchasing raw materials to support manufacturing/production floor highly desired.

Understanding of Basic APICS fundamental3+ years’ experience in purchasing and/or supply chain

Bachelor’s degree (Supply Chain Mgt or Business preferred) or equivalent work experience

Ability to work in a…