Buyer

Description

Summary: A Buyer manages suppliers, orders, and purchased items, focusing on sourcing, procurement, and ensuring material availability while driving continuous improvement. Highlights: 1. Critical role managing suppliers and purchased items 2. Drive continuous improvement of processes and results 3. Develop vendor partnerships and lead sourcing activities A Buyer plays a critical role in managing suppliers, orders, and purchased items from sourcing to order placement to receipt. The Buyer is responsible for source selection and procurement functions directly associated with the company's needs for direct and indirect materials and services; As well as material quoting, contract negotiations, purchase orders, and issues with receipts. Coordinate material samples, approvals, and lead times with project teams. This role has regular interaction with other departments such as operations, engineering, maintenance, quality, sales, customers and finance. Ensure material availability to meet production demand, and support manufacturing with the implementation of Just In Time (JIT) Develop and review demand trends and forecasts to determine the most efficient purchasing quantities and frequencies; interact with key suppliers, providing manufacturing forecast to support & build schedules. Drive continuous improvement of processes and results by generating ideas for improvement and participating in project teams or Lean events. Lead and support sourcing activities as necessary, and source new vendors when needed. Track supplier performance using the supplier scorecard, and communicate results to suppliers on a quarterly basis Develop vendor partnerships to achieve objectives for cost, order quantities, lead-times, quality and on time delivery. Develop and review demand trends and forecasts to determine efficient purchasing quantities, which might include the use of Kanban or other calculation methods. Effectively communicate with Customer Service and Engineering on part number issues, lead-times, new parts, etc. Maintain purchasing systems and procedures with high data accuracy and integrity, including information such as lead-time, safety stock, minimum order quantities, supplier contact data, etc. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain or a related field strongly preferred Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a purchasing role Experience with ERP/MRP systems and functions is required Experience with MRO and indirect purchasing is preferred Experience in the manufacturing industry