Buyer I

About the role

Responsible for planning and procuring material requirements to drive lowest possible overall cost, drive year over year productivity savings, and inventory reduction commitments for assigned parts/vendors. Analyze and forecast market data to ensure the best price acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, evaluates, and selects suppliers for goods and services.
• Ensures requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment are prepared, executed, and reviewed to meet company standards and expectations.
• Provides commodity forecast data to suppliers; establish appropriate order lot size and packaging quantities to achieve optimum material flow and inventory objectives.
• Develops and maintains relationships with suppliers, monitors their performance and conformity, and resolves any issues or disputes that may arise.
• Stays up to date on industry trends, price fluctuations, market conditions and new products or services to make informed decisions.
• Monitors and analyzes costs and finds ways to reduce expenses while maintaining quality and service levels.
• Ensures all procurement activities adhere to company policies, industry regulations, and legal requirements.
• Attends vendor lunches and dinners as well as team events occasionally, to build relationships.
• Coordinates activities with the Scheduling, Manufacturing, and Engineering Departments to ensure all deadlines are met.
• Analyzes market and delivery systems to determine present and future material availability.
• Expedites purchase orders & informs departments of expected delivery dates, while ensuring accurate and up-to-date information is being shared with the Engineering team to make deviations as necessary.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and at least three years’ experience in business, supply chain management or related field.

Skills

• Communicates effectively in written and spoken form.
• Exhibits good decision-making and problem solving abilities.
• Demonstrates strong multi-tasking capabilities and organizational skills.
• Works with minimal supervision.
• Works effectively in a team environment.
• Works effectively in a fast-paced high-pressure environment.
• Excellent skills at negotiating.
• Strong efficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc).

Work Environment

• Indoor professional office environment.
• Frequent exposure to manufacturing facilities with seasonal hot and cold temperatures, dust, and some chemical fume exposure.
• Sit or stand for up to 95 percent of work hours.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.