Associate Buyer

• Employee Type Full Time Exempt

Job Posting

Department: Purchasing FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Manager, Outsourcing Procurement Wage Range: $50,

Shift: Hybrid, 3+ Days in office

* Base pay is based on job-related skills, experience, credentials, role scope, and location. Candidates outside the posted range are encouraged to apply, as qualifications and market factors may influence consideration.

An Associate Buyer is a first level buyer, responsible for supporting the Purchasing team on various outsourcing and material purchasing job functions for catalog print and direct mail jobs. The Associate Buyer will also serve as the liaison between Nahan’s internal teams and external vendors partners, coordinating and ensuring smooth procurement and project management of outsourced services.

• Coordinate daily with Purchasing, vendor partners, Scheduling, and Warehouse Logistics to ensure timely pickup and delivery of ordered products.
• Assist the Manager of Outsource Procurement with outsource cost analysis exercises across vendor partners and summarize findings.
• Request quotes, analyze and negotiate pricing to place the outsource work with the partner offering the best solution.
• Mange the lifecycle of the project outside, ensuring deadlines and project deliverables are being met, while ensuring accurate PO pricing to avoid billing discrepancies.
• Work with internal and external teams to navigate project needs and troubleshoot when issues arise.
• Work with Materials Purchasing team by entering order confirmations, creating Customer Supplied Paper Purchase Orders, and processing FSC certification requests.
• Assist the team in creating SOPs for the department.
• Follow all Nahan Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
• Support 6S initiatives as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work within tight timelines and in a fast-paced work environment.
• Strong written, verbal and listening skills.
• Strong attention to detail and quality, paired with strong-problem skills.
• Flexibility to work across the entire Purchasing department as needed.
• Proficiency in the English language, verbally and written.

• Associate’s degree and/or three (3) years’ experience in purchasing, business, or project management environment, required.
• Experience in Direct Mail Industry/Catalog Industry is helpful but not required.

• 100% Employer Paid Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Other Voluntary Employee Benefits i.e. (Accident & Critical Illness)
• 401K with Employer Match
• Sick and Safe time (where applicable by state)

The work environmental characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job operates in a hybrid office environment with exposure to a Manufacturing environment on occasion. While performing the duties of this job inside and outside the manufacturing facility/office setting, the employee is frequently exposed to normal to moderate working conditions for a hybrid office and manufacturing facility with a noise level that is usually quiet - moderate with minimal to some interruptions.

The role routinely uses office equipment, software and hardware.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, type, write and be exposed to regular meetings, both virtually and in person. The employee may be required to stand/sit for long periods of time as well as use hands or fingers to reach or handle, and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is sometimes required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee will regularly lift 25lbs or more at a time. All vision abilities are required to encompass close-up work. Employees must be able to tolerate and endure extended seasonal hours and maintain alertness to meet deadlines.

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