Buyer II

About the role

The Buyer II is responsible for managing all aspects of purchasing components from suppliers in order to assure timely delivery of parts to support production needs. In addition, the Buyer II is the communication and logistics link between Value Streams, Supervisors, Marketing, Master Scheduler, and Purchasing.

Essential Functions

• Communicate priorities and schedule changes to Outside Processing Suppliers on a daily basis to support changes in production requirements
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with suppliers
• Communicate common supplier problems with Leadership, Procurement Specialists and other Buyers
• Maintain supplier orders to assure they are shipped on a timely basis to support the Value Stream
• Obtain quotes from suppliers for production material, Outside Processing operations and to support customer proposals
• Interact with sourcing teams to ensure best practices and greatest leverage in procurement, low-cost region sourcing, supplier assessment & management
• Publish daily shortage report to communicate current delivery information from suppliers
• Manage supplier quality through the Non-Conforming Report (NCR) Process; Minimize production impact by ensuring discrepant materials are addressed with Manufacturing Engineering, Procurement Quality, Supervisors and Suppliers

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of experience buying in a similar industry or demonstrated equivalent knowledge of supply chain function through work experience or school
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or Materials-related field may substitute for 2 years of experience
• In-depth knowledge of the manufacturing process used in the operating unit of assignment
• Working knowledge of buying, and ordering procedures
• Working knowledge of production planning, material requirements planning and Kanban systems
• Working knowledge of computer systems that support production, e.g., inventory control, purchasing, production scheduling and Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)
• Well-developed skill in communicating with others
• Proficiency in Excel and Word and ability to work with Access databases
• Ability to coordinate materials and production schedules with multiple teams, solve urgent problems associated with the manufacture of products and document and communicate production outcomes and trends
• Ability to perform math and logic computations requiring sequencing of times, critical incidents, and numeric information
• Ability to negotiate changes with vendors and manufacturing teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or Materials-related field desired
• Experience working in a regulated manufacturing environment
• Experience with Small Business reporting