Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Material Order Request (MOR) Buyer supports the Pelzer Integrated Solutions Campus's by converting approved material requests into accurate and timely purchase orders. The role is focused on transactional purchasing, request validation, supplier follow-up, and system accuracy across Pelzer P1, P2, and P3. Working within Oracle EBS Alice and established approval controls, the MOR Buyer helps ensure required materials, components, services, and operating supplies are available to support production, warehouse operations, and site execution.

The Material Order Request (MOR) Buyer supports the Pelzer Integrated Solutions Campus's by converting approved material requests into accurate and timely purchase orders. The role is focused on transactional purchasing, request validation, supplier follow-up, and system accuracy across Pelzer P1, P2, and P3. Working within Oracle EBS Alice and established approval controls, the MOR Buyer helps ensure required materials, components, services, and operating supplies are available to support production, warehouse operations, and site execution.

• Review, validate, and process approved Material Order Requests from Operations, Materials, Warehouse, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Facilities, and other Pelzer functions.
• Confirm requests include the correct part number, description, quantity, required-by date, cost center, project or job reference, supplier information, and required approvals before purchase order creation.
• Create and maintain purchase orders in Oracle EBS Alice in accordance with Pelzer purchasing procedures, approval limits, and SOX requirements.
• Ensure purchase orders are structured correctly for the applicable Pelzer plant, ship-to location, organization, and receiving process.
• Work with requestors, Buyers, Sourcing Leads, and Materials leadership to resolve incomplete, duplicated, unclear, or non-compliant requests before release.
• Obtain supplier quotations and confirm pricing, lead time, freight terms, minimum order quantities, and delivery commitments when required.
• Communicate purchase order details and delivery expectations clearly to suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor open MOR-related purchase orders and follow up on acknowledgements, promised dates, and delivery status.
• Escalate supplier delays, pricing changes, quantity discrepancies, and other risks that may affect production, warehouse execution, or operational readiness.
• Coordinate with Receiving, Warehouse, Accounts Payable, and requestors to resolve purchase order, receipt, invoice, pricing, and quantity discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate purchase order notes, supplier confirmations, request documentation, and supporting records within the required systems or shared files.
• Follow Pelzer controls for non-standard, emergency, or expedite purchases and avoid using temporary or generic purchasing methods without proper approval.
• Support purchase order cleanup, closure, cancellation, and data correction activities to maintain accurate open-order reporting.
• Provide status updates and basic reporting on MOR volume, open requests, supplier commitments, overdue orders, and unresolved exceptions.
• Support continuous improvement of the MOR process by identifying recurring request errors, approval gaps, receiving issues, and opportunities to standardize purchasing practices across P1, P2, and P3.

• Partner with Materials Managers, Buyers, Planner/Buyers, Sourcing Leads, and Production Planning to confirm purchasing priorities and ownership.
• Work closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Facilities, Finance, Accounts Payable, Logistics, and Warehouse teams across the Pelzer…