Commodity Buyer

Commodity BuyerA global manufacturer of engineered industrial systems is hiring a Commodity Buyer to own sourcing and purchasing for assigned material categories at its Texas production facility. This is a hands-on procurement seat: you keep the plant supplied, hold suppliers to cost, quality, and delivery, and head off the shortages that stop a line. You will negotiate directly with vendors, cut and manage purchase orders, run inventory and replenishment, and work day-to-day with engineering, operations, and logistics. The right person turns reactive buying into a managed program and is measured on landed cost, on-time delivery, and inventory turns.Anticipated $60K–$75K, based on experienceFull suite of benefits: Health / Dental / Vision, PTOSchedule: Monday–Friday, on-site, with the possibility of one remote dayOwn sourcing and purchasing for assigned commodities so production never waits on materialNegotiate pricing, terms, and delivery with vendors and hold them to on-time, in-full performanceSet inventory at the level that keeps the plant running without tying up cash, alongside operations and maintenanceCreate and manage purchase orders, track shipments, and clear price, quantity, quality, and delivery discrepancies fastFind and land cost-reduction and process wins without giving up quality or deliveryKeep ERP material-master data accurate and reconcile supplier invoicesRun Kanban and vendor-managed inventory replenishment and scheduling agreementsSit in NCR reviews on defective material and drive root-cause corrective actionAlign buying with what the floor actually needs across engineering, operations, maintenance, and logisticsBachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related fieldAPICS, CPSM, or comparable supply chain certification (preferred)2+ years of recent purchasing/supply-chain experience in a manufacturing or assembly environment (strongly preferred)Hands-on ERP/MRP experience; Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) (strongly preferred)Direct sourcing and supplier management across commodity categories — MRO, hardware, components, coatings/paint, steel/aluminum, or similar industrial materialsDemonstrated supplier negotiation and cost-reduction resultsFamiliarity with Kanban and vendor-managed inventory replenishmentExperience with NCR, root-cause, and corrective-action processesEffective working cross-functionally in a matrixed manufacturing organization