PACCAR North America Materials Buyer

Job Responsibilities

• Place orders with suppliers for production material to be used in the assembly of trucks at four manufacturing plants.
• Work closely with Purchasing, Engineering, Suppliers, and other cross-functional teams to ensure that all material arrives at the plants according to guidelines.
• Determine production requirements for assigned groupings of manufactured or purchased parts.
• Issue purchase and/or manual orders to suppliers to meet manufacturing schedules and maintain proper inventory levels and navigate material planning issues.
• Host conference calls with internal and external personnel to resolve supply chain disruptions and EDI discrepancies.
• Plan and coordinate introduction of new parts and reduce current inventory in conjunction with Plant/Division Engineering, Materials and Purchasing personnel, Marketing, and Assembly.
• Forecast orders during times of low visibility utilizing various reporting.
• Negotiate delivery, expediting, or other special charges with suppliers.
• Serve as a focal point for Materials’ supplier management, monitor supplier quality, service, and delivery issues.
• Communicate and escalate issues, information, and resolution to Materials Planner at the plant(s) and/or Corporate Commodity Manager, Directors, and Senior Leadership.
• Provide allocations for highly constrained material across multiple production facilities to prevent impacts to production.
• Work independently to resolve difficult supply chain and material planning situations.
• Initiate and establish EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) programs in cooperation with Materials Planners at the plants, PACCAR MIS and Kenworth suppliers.
• Maintain EDI working set for use by Kenworth & Peterbilt suppliers and plant planners.
• Negotiate packaging, sub-assembly, and program charges with suppliers.
• Establish and improve JIT (Just-in-Time) and material flow improvement programs with Assembly, Accounting, Materials, and suppliers.
• Review inventory levels for excess, surplus, or obsolete accumulations and initiate or recommend disposal.
• Cook up special projects/programs as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 2-3 years of experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• APICS certification in one or more of the following disciplines is preferred: CPIM, CIRM, and CSCP.
• Experience with Kanban and “Lean Material Handling” is preferred.
• Team player with excellent leadership, technical and communication skills.
• Competency in the use of personal computer software including word processing, excel, access databases and Tableau.
• Candidates should have a willingness to grow personally and professionally and be results oriented.

General Description of all Benefits

• 401k with up to a 5% company match
• Fully funded pension plan that provides monthly benefits after retirement
• Comprehensive paid time off – minimum of 10 paid vacation days (additional days are provided with additional seniority/years of service), 12 paid holidays, and sick time
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education
• Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
• Paid short-and long-term disability programs
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• EAP services including wellness plans, estate planning, financial counseling and more
• This position is also eligible for a holiday gift.

Additional Job Board Information

• Salary range for the PACCAR North America Materials Buyer is $70,500 - $105,800 annually.
• This position is also eligible for the full range of benefit options listed above.
• PACCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability and E-Verify Employer.