Buyer, Manufacturing ​/ Production

Job Summary

The Buyer purchases raw materials, repair, and operations (MRO) items from suppliers to achieve shipment, margin, quality, and inventory goals.

• Expedite parts and materials by processing and obtaining information from Material Requisition Planning (MRP) messages, controlling excess inventory, handling shortages, and reviewing open order vendor reports.
• Order, quote, reschedule, and cancel parts and materials from MRP and enter information into the computer.
• Maintain accurate procurement records such as services purchased, costs, delivery, and inventory in the MRP system.
• Plan, schedule, and monitor the movement of materials through the production cycle using company spreadsheets.
• Monitor Correction Action Responses for purchasing items, review, develop, and forward responses to Quality, check system status of actions regularly, and request Certificate of Compliance as needed.
• Meet with vendors and sales representatives to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Under management guidance evaluate and determine the best source of supply based on cost, delivery, quality, risk/exposure, and the ability to supply product in accordance with specified requirements.
• Evaluate potential resources to support demand requirements.
• Locate and set up new suppliers while dealing with less complex commodities.

• Education:
  
  Associate degree.
• Experience:
  
  3‑5 years OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Able to read blueprints and drawings.
• Understand methods of Purchasing and MRP.
• Knowledge of procedures and coordinate requirements to receipts.
• Experience with purchasing in manufacturing.
• Microsoft Office proficiency.

Office Based. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information (41 CFR 60‑1.35(c)).