Buyer II

About the role

The Buyer II works within the purchasing department. The Buyer II will be responsible for expediting for the Products division of CES. The Buyer II will update Manufacturing and planning on all expedited parts through the established communication tools. The Buyer II will act as a buyer to enter Purchase orders, review MRP, primarily as assigned by the Purchasing Team Lead or Director of Purchasing. The Buyer may be assigned vendors to manage by using the materials planning system specified. The Buyer will attend Tier meetings or Gemba walks as directed and will act as a backup for other buyers in the group.

Responsibilities

• Follow all PPE requirements for any facility the buyer is located in or visits. Responsible for reporting any unsafe acts or processes through the appropriate systems or managers
• Expedite parts that are requested through the expedite email address or team meetings. Expediting is defined as contacting a vendor on the delivery of a specific PO either through email or phone and reporting those results to the requesting party or communication tool
• Change or amend dates in the ERP system to reflect actual delivery dates so the scheduling system can stay up to date
• Track international shipments through the appropriate vendor portals and manage the dates received in the ERP system and report them in any scheduling meetings.
• Enter Purchase orders either by utilizing MRP, Re-order point planning or the e-req system. Ensure Purchase orders are accurate and distribute them to Vendors using the standard work processes.
• Manage Vendors as assigned by the Team lead or Director/Manager, utilizing the specified Vendor Management KPI’s, plus weekly/daily communication as the situation requires. Requesting resourcing or adding additional sources of supply by liaising with the Strategic Sourcing team
• Attend all Purchasing or production team meetings and any other team meetings where component part delivery is requested
• Escalate any issues with part delivery or vendor behavior to the appropriate buyer, Purchasing team lead or purchasing director/manager for them to assist in bringing the product in house.
• Edit or Enter Master Data in the site ERP system as needed

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Average to above average on all MS360 products but especially MS excel.
• Ability to walk through the plant and to the loading dock multiple times per day and the ability to lift up to 40LBS

Qualifications

Position requirements

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

• A 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Wellness programs
• Health savings account, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Company paid short-term disability and long-term disability
• Company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance
• Supplemental employee and dependent life insurance
• Optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
• Adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance
• Commuter benefits
• Paid time off, business travel services
• Employee discounts
• An employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services

Pay

Pay Range: $70,000.00 - $72,000.00 annually

Schedule

Onsite