Buyer

Buyer (Manufacturing)

Compensation: $50,000- $60,000 Base Salary, plus Bonus, Benefits on day 1

Type: Direct-Hire Fulltime Opportunity

Location: Huntsville, AL

Opportunity:

We are looking for an early career Buyer that will be responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors for the company. In this role, you will work with vendors and suppliers to evaluate and compare options to determine the best supplier partners for this manufacturing operation. We are seeking someone who is looking to grow in their career with an industry-leading organization, please reach out to learn more about this opportunity

Responsibilities: Buyer

• Assist in the management of new and existing supplier relationships with a supply base that includes both domestic and international suppliers.
• Review, analyze and decide correct quantities of product to purchases by running both MRP and Demand Planning modules; also requires ensuring quantities to buy align with strategic direction.
• Investigates and solves problems resulting from quality and specification issues and from inbound/outbound shipping damages.
• May initiate RFPs and negotiates contracts tied to pricing and terms and conditions.
• Ensure on time delivery of needed products/services including expediting purchase orders when needed.
• Investigate and resolve receiving and invoice discrepancies with suppliers, coordinating with Receiving and Accounting teams.
• Issue Purchase Orders to suppliers and maintaining ETA's in system.
• May manage communication of quarterly supplier scorecards tied to performance measurements.
• Consults suppliers and trade catalogs to obtain prices and availability.
• Coordinates internal cross-functional activities to ensure product availability aligns with customer needs.
• Pulls, processes and/or reviews daily reports as necessary.
• Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected for decision making, working with very minimal supervision.

Requirements: Buyer

• Bachelor's degree
• 2+ years of related experience is preferred (including internships)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, especially Excel
• Career Mindset