Buyer

Buyer Position

Headquartered in Cincinnati, LSI Industries specializes in the creation of advanced lighting, graphics, and display solutions across strategic vertical markets. The company's American-made products, which include lighting, print graphics, digital graphics, refrigerated and custom displays, aim to help businesses stand out in a competitive market. With a workforce of approximately 3,000 employees and 23 facilities throughout North America, LSI provides top-quality solutions for its clients.

We are looking for a Buyer to support our team in Cranston, RI.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops reliable and effective sources of supply.
• Identifies, investigates, selects, and develops competent and responsive suppliers.
• Achieves higher value in the combination of price, quality, and service.
• Negotiates agreements and addresses major problems.
• Develops professional relationships with suppliers that ensure both the customer and supplier organizations benefit from the relationship.
• Analyzes price and cost. Negotiates the lowest cost that is consistent with the level of quality and service required.
• Processes debit memos.
• Achieves maximum integration with other departments to improve material standardization, make or buy decisions, alternate sources or material options, quality, price, and delivery issues.
• Manages the Supply Chain as a Commodity Team by supporting and developing the Material Planners to achieve joint goals in cost reduction, inventory turns, and on time shipments.
• Maintains the MRP (Material Requirement Planning) system database for purchase parts according to the Material Control procedures.
• Reviews requisitions.
• Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items.
• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.
• Determines methods of procurement, such as direct purchase or bid.
• Reviews bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
• Maintains procurement records, such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and takes corrective action.
• Approves invoices for payment.
• Expedites delivery of goods to users.
• Participates in additional projects or services as directed by the Material Control Manager.
• Works within the guidelines established in the Material Control procedures and Work Instructions regarding vendor visitation, quoting, commitments, and all Company policies.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off

LSI is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. LSI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.