Senior Buyer

Job Title

Senior Buyer

Sr. Manager, Procurement

Exempt, Full-Time

FECON, LLC is a vegetation management equipment manufacturer located in Lebanon, Ohio near Kings Island Amusement Park. FECON is known for having very high-quality products and a team culture – and we are growing! We design, build, test, sell and service our equipment consisting of products such as our well-known “Bull Hog” mulchers, the Stump Ex, our high-quality FTX tractors of varying horsepower, as well as many other attachments.

We offer competitive wages, full health care benefits and a continuous learning culture for those who want to grow with the company.

The Senior Buyer works daily to create purchase orders, evaluates Syteline MRP and analyzes blanket purchase orders for release to production plan. Significant time allocation and focus is placed on cost reduction and sourcing strategy. The Senior Buyer summarizes and reports data to Senior Management.

• Utilizes the production plan to ensure material availability for production orders.
• Manages ongoing tactical procurement/purchasing activity.
• Expedites and works with vendors for on time delivery, purchase order management and other administrative duties.
• Updates material master data.
• Conducts material replenishment strategy:
  Creates and utilizes strategic, sustainable processes to maximize inflow of inventory relating to material master control (i.e., minimum lot size, safety stock analysis, dead stock, slow /non-movers, valuation of potential stock and scrap suggestions).
• Drives cost reduction and supplier performance through strategic sourcing activity.
• Collects, summarizes, and reports data to Senior Management as required.
• Collaborates with Engineering and Operations for new items, to be transitioned or discontinued, and updates the ERP system.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of all facets of material, logistics, procurement, warehousing and supply chain management in general.
• Knowledge and application of basic Sourcing Strategy practices.
• Ability to negotiate effectively.
• Strong leadership and communication skills; ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to read manufacturing blueprints and drawings is essential.
• Computer programs including MS Office required. EXCEL experience is critical.
• Ability to interpret and carry out a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to do simple mathematical formulas.
• Knowledge and experience with ERP systems;
  Infor Syteline is a plus.
• APICS Certification (CPIM - Certified Planning, Inventory Management) or equivalent a plus.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, Operations Management or related experience and/or training; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of Manufacturing Procurement experience.

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to talk and hear to enable effective communication.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be added at any time with or without notice.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Purchasing and Supply Chain

Machinery Manufacturing

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled