Corporate Buyer; Hybrid - Vernon Hills, IL

The Mom Project is excited to partner with Rust-Oleum in their search for a Sales Analyst. This role is hybrid (3 days in-office and 2 days remote per week) in Vernon Hills, IL.

Rust-Oleum Corporation is a worldwide leader in protective paints and coatings for both home and industry. We offer a wide range of products, including decorative fashion paints and finishes, durable industrial, roof repair, and flooring coatings, and, of course, our famous rust‑fighting formula that started it all.

• Plan and purchase finished goods, raw materials, and components by analyzing MRP and forecast reports to determine optimal order quantity and date required.
• Review daily exception messages generated by the MRP system and maintain the optimization process for all finished goods, raw materials, and components with respective MRP groups.
• Maintain vendor relationships by following up on delivery dates, reconciling invoicing issues, and dealing with quality issues.
• Support product‑to‑market process by working with Sourcing, Marketing, Finance, as well as external vendors to ensure the on‑time launch of new products. Such tasks include the set‑up of artwork, bills of material, information records, source lists, and costing.
• Analyze subcontract purchase price variance (PPV) by running PPV reports and reporting on favorable/unfavorable PPV. Fix costing & bill of material errors identified in the analysis process.
• Conduct on‑site vendor physical inventories by meeting the schedule set by the Purchasing Manager. Obtain counts from vendors, create spreadsheets to analyze, and perform SAP transactions to reconcile counts.

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 3‑5 years of experience as a Buyer (or similar role) in a corporate environment.
• Knowledge of Materials Requirements Planning systems (MRP) & SAP experience is strongly desired.
• Advanced skill level of MS Excel and MS Word.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proven ability to multitask in a fast‑paced environment.

Salary Target Range: $60,000 - $70,000, bonus eligible

After 30 days of employment, you will be eligible for a benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, disability, and business travel insurance, flexible spending accounts, EAP, stock purchase, and more. We also offer a 401(k) plan after three months of employment. Associates are vested in the RPM Pension plan after completing five years of service. Rust-Oleum offers 9 paid holidays and one floating holiday per year.

You are also eligible to earn three weeks of vacation on an annualized basis.

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Purchasing and Supply Chain
• Industries:
  Technology, Information and Internet

Rust‑Oleum is an equal‑opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.