Buyer - Outsourced Manufacturing
What You’ll Do
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand requirements
- Communicate specifications and expectations to suppliers
- Issue purchase orders
- Track orders through delivery
- Ensure suppliers deliver high-quality products on time
- Manage procurement records
- Create purchase orders (POs)
- Ensure purchased goods meet quality, quantity, and delivery standards
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers
- Manage stock levels to ensure adequate supplies while avoiding overstocking
- Maintain accurate records of purchases, contracts, and supplier information
- Prepare reports on purchasing activities, costs, and supplier performance
- Monitor supplier performance and communicate any delivery or quality issues to Procurement Leadership
- Negotiate with suppliers to obtain favorable terms, pricing, and delivery schedules
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 2+ years of experience procuring outsourcing activities in a manufacturing environment
- Strong negotiation skills and knowledge of procurement best practices
- Experience with ERP systems and procurement software; SAP procurement module experience preferred
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- 4+ years of experience coordinating outsourcing activities in a custom steel manufacturing environment preferred
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and work effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail
- Continuous Improvement mindset, with experience facilitating cross-functional continuous improvement projects preferred
- Familiarity with technical drawings and specifications; ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications preferred
- Advanced Excel skills preferred
- Experience outsourcing at least 3 of the following activities required; broader experience across these steel-related value-added services preferred: Annealing, Passivation, Machining, Forming, Sand blasting, Electropolishing, Coatings, Laser cutting, Other steel-related value-added services
Why Johnson Screens Is a Great Place To Work
- Competitive total rewards
- Comprehensive benefits
- Continuous development
- Onsite position in New Brighton, MN
- Shared Cost Benefits
- Employee Paid Benefits
- Employer Paid Benefits
- High performers belong here
About Johnson Screens – A Brand Of Aqseptence
Johnson Screens is the leading global provider of innovative screening and separation solutions. We support a wide range of industries, which means that almost every product around us has touched one of our screens during its manufacturing process. Since our inception over a century ago, our products have helped protect lives by reducing harmful waste, providing clean water, and making the best use of our precious natural resources. We strive to be a great place to work and do what is right for our customers and our people. We thrive on innovation and continuous improvement, and we believe that our people are the key to our success.
Work Environment & Schedule
Onsite position in New Brighton, MN
Compensation
Base salary of $75,000-$85,000
Additional Information
Johnson Screens is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status. No agency solicitations or third-party recruiter outreach, please.