Buyer II

About the role

The Buyer II sources and purchases items for assigned commodities and suppliers. This position, level 2 of a step progression of Buyer professionals, requires an experienced individual to work with a great deal of autonomy, while also collaborating with the Purchasing supervisor, to analyze buying trends, manage inventory, establish relationships with suppliers, and negotiate the best price for goods purchased. The goal is to consistently meet the quality and delivery demands of new products and current products in support of production schedules and departmental objectives. This is a full-time position located in Rochester, NY.

Responsibilities

• Partners closely with production Leadership personnel associated with the assigned commodity to determine and execute on supply chain and purchasing needs for the department.
• Successfully sources products from the global marketplace.
• Quotes and places new product designs in a timely manner.
• Communicates with planners and requestors as needed to confirm delivery date changes or other issues that may occur with an order in a timely manner.
• Enters and maintains all purchase orders and related purchasing activities in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Acts upon New Purchasing requirements or Order Action reports within a timely period – typically 1 working day.
• Resolves all supplier quality issues for those commodities assigned within 3 working days. This includes all processes and procedures required to replace, return, or repair parts from assigned supplier sources.
• Contributes to the goal of ensuring the highest quality products are obtained, with the best on time delivery, at the best unit cost, for those parts and assemblies assigned.
• Interfaces with Engineering when needed to ensure an accurate and timely implementation of new parts, revisions, or other tasks required to source items.
• Responsible for accurate maintenance of the ERP system for specific data such as vendor contracts, lead‑times, price breaks, updated quotes, due dates, promise dates, and vendor/item master data.
• Performs any additional routine or administrative purchasing function as needed for assigned commodity (mail opening, file maintenance, etc.).
• Ensure all payment information is correct and managed properly, including credit card purchases.
• Work with accounts payable to resolve supplier invoicing