Buyer

This is an onsite role in Rochester, New York.

Responsibilities

• Develop collaborative relationship with suppliers.
• Daily supplier communications to ensure effective transactions.
• Issue purchase orders (PO’s).
• Ensure PO acknowledgement.
• Ensure on-time delivery and on-time payment.
• Resolve transactional issues (e.g., blocked invoices, missing receipts, returns).
• Monitor on-time delivery and address supplier performance issues.
• Expedite shipments if necessary.
• Collaborate with Category Managers and internal clients to ensure alignment on correct source, price, PO text, etc.
• Communicate with internal requestors about demands, late shipments, supplier discontinuance, etc.
• Work with Logistics to establish shipping instructions to govern imports.
• Within authorization limits, select from approved suppliers to ensure best value, quality, and performance.
• Seek quotes to assist selection.
• Manage RFI, RFQ, RFP processes.
• Source to support Engineering Change Orders, Chem Change Forms, New Product Development.
• Negotiate for best price and pay terms within authorization limits.
• Support projects, such as purchasing systems implementations and supplier automation.
• Ensure accuracy and maintain procurement system data: pricing records, source records, procurement tab of material masters, and vendor master requests (e.g., vendor bank info, tax).
• Ensure accuracy through the Engineering Change implementation (ECR process).
• Ensure compliance with Kodak Procurement Procedures (e.g., Contracting, Pay Terms, Data Privacy, Controllers/Treasury review).

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills—critical for effective communication with suppliers and internal Kodak requestors.
• SAP knowledge (or experience with a different ERP system).
• Negotiation skills.
• MRP experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Pay

Estimated salary: $26.50 - $28.00 per hour.

Experience Level

0-5 years.