Buyer II

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Position Summary

The Buyer II supports LED site procurement by managing tactical purchasing activity, supplier follow-up, material availability, and open-order execution. This role helps ensure production has the materials needed while maintaining purchase order accuracy, supplier accountability, and inventory discipline.

This is a tactical execution role. The Buyer II supports broader procurement, sourcing, NPI, VAVE, MCP, and supplier recovery priorities, but does not own category strategy or division-level sourcing direction.

Key Responsibilities

* Create, manage, and maintain purchase orders in alignment with MRP demand, supplier lead times, and production needs.

* Monitor open orders for accurate dates, quantities, confirmations, and supplier commitments.

* Follow up with suppliers on shortages, late orders, expedites, unconfirmed orders, and recovery plans.

* Validate supplier ship dates and quantities, especially where production, NPI, bridge plans, or recovery actions are dependent on material timing.

* Communicate material risks, recovery timing, and required escalations to planning, production, procurement leadership, and cross-functional partners.

* Resolve routine PO, invoice, pricing, receiving, quantity, and delivery discrepancies.

* Support raw material reviews, part availability / PFEP work, and inventory actions such as pull-ins, push-outs, cancellations, and quantity adjustments.

* Identify excess, obsolete, slow-moving, or high-risk inventory concerns and escalate for review.

* Provide tactical purchasing support for NPI, VAVE, MCP, cost-reduction, supplier transition, and last-time-buy activity.

* Maintain accurate purchasing data, trackers, status updates, and system notes.

Basic Qualifications

* Associate degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.

* Purchasing, procurement, planning, materials, supplier management, or manufacturing support experience.

* Experience with ERP/MRP systems and purchase order management.

* Ability to manage multiple suppliers, part numbers, priorities, and follow-up actions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

* Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field.

* Experience in site procurement, manufacturing, materials, or production support.

* Familiarity with shortage management, supplier follow-up, open-order management, and inventory control.

* Experience supporting NPI, VAVE, cost-reduction, supplier recovery, or material transition activity.

* Ability to interpret demand, supplier commits, inventory data, and production requirements.

* Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and procurement reporting tools.

Critical Skills

* Strong tactical execution and follow-through.

* Clear ownership of assigned suppliers, materials, and open actions.

* Ability to escalate early with facts, options, and next steps.

* Detail-oriented approach to PO accuracy, supplier commitments, and material timing.

* Sense of urgency around production support and shortage recovery.

* Balanced focus on material availability, inventory control, and working capital discipline.

Success Measures

* Purchase orders are accurate, current, and aligned to demand.

* Shortages and supplier risks are identified and communicated early.

* Recovery actions are tracked with owners and realistic dates.

* Supplier commitments are consistently followed up on and validated.

* Production teams have timely visibility to material risks and expected recovery timing.

* NPI, VAVE, MCP, and transition work receive reliable tactical purchasing support.