Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

A global manufacturer of engineered industrial systems is hiring a Commodity Buyer to own sourcing and purchasing for assigned material categories at its Texas production facility. This is a hands‑on procurement seat: you keep the plant supplied, hold suppliers to cost, quality, and delivery, and head off the shortages that stop a line. You will negotiate directly with vendors, cut and manage purchase orders, run inventory and replenishment, and work day‑to‑day with engineering, operations, and logistics.

The right person turns reactive buying into a managed program and is measured on landed cost, on‑time delivery, and inventory turns.

• Anticipated $60K–$75K, based on experience
• Full suite of benefits:
  Health / Dental / Vision, PTO
• Schedule:
  
  Monday–Friday, on‑site, with the possibility of one remote day

• Own sourcing and purchasing for assigned commodities so production never waits on material
• Negotiate pricing, terms, and delivery with vendors and hold them to on‑time, in‑full performance
• Set inventory at the level that keeps the plant running without tying up cash, alongside operations and maintenance
• Create and manage purchase orders, track shipments, and clear price, quantity, quality, and delivery discrepancies fast
• Find and land cost‑reduction and process wins without giving up quality or delivery
• Keep ERP material‑master data accurate and reconcile supplier invoices
• Run Kanban and vendor‑managed inventory replenishment and scheduling agreements
• Sit in NCR reviews on defective material and drive root‑cause corrective action
• Align buying with what the floor actually needs across engineering, operations, maintenance, and logistics

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field
• APICS, CPSM, or comparable supply chain certification (preferred)
• 2+ years of recent purchasing/supply‑chain experience in a manufacturing or assembly environment (strongly preferred)
• Hands‑on ERP/MRP experience;
  Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) (strongly preferred)
• Direct sourcing and supplier management across commodity categories — MRO, hardware, components, coatings/paint, steel/aluminum, or similar industrial materials
• Demonstrated supplier negotiation and cost‑reduction results
• Familiarity with Kanban and vendor‑managed inventory replenishment
• Experience with NCR, root‑cause, and corrective‑action processes
• Effective working cross‑functionally in a matrixed manufacturing organization

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