Buyer

Hughey & Phillips, a client of Brixey and Meyer, is seeking a Buyer to join their team.

Join Us as a Buyer!

We're looking for a proactive, organized Buyer to purchase the parts and materials needed for production builds and customer orders. You'll manage purchase orders, communicate directly with suppliers, and act quickly when shortages or delays put schedules at risk. While much of the role focuses on day-to-day purchasing activities, you'll also play an important role in supplier negotiations, sourcing, and supplier relationship management.

Your Responsibilities:

As a Buyer, you will:

• Purchase Order Management: Issue purchase orders and confirm supplier pricing, availability, and delivery dates.
• Order Tracking: Monitor open orders, obtain shipment details, and follow parts through delivery to support production and customer commitments.
• Supplier Communication: Contact suppliers regularly by phone and email regarding pricing, availability, order status, and delivery expectations.
• Issue Resolution: Respond quickly to shortages, supplier delays, and decommitments by expediting orders or identifying alternative sources.
• Supplier Negotiations: Negotiate pricing, purchasing terms, and delivery commitments while building productive supplier relationships.
• Internal Coordination: Alert Production and Sales when supply issues could affect manufacturing schedules or customer orders.
• Product Support: Coordinate with Engineering and suppliers on materials and components for new or modified products.
• Purchasing Systems: Use Infor and MRP tools to support purchasing, inventory management, and material-planning activities.
• Purchasing Leadership: Support the Materials Manager with daily priorities, purchasing goals, supplier communication, and continuous improvement efforts.

Your Qualifications:

To excel in this role, you need:

• Education: College degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience preferred.
• Relevant Experience: Previous experience in purchasing, buying, supply chain, or vendor management preferred
• Computer Skills: Basic proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Outlook, along with the ability to learn new systems.
• Systems Experience: Experience with ERP or MRP systems preferred; familiarity with Infor is a plus.
• Manufacturing Knowledge: General understanding of manufacturing operations preferred; experience purchasing raw materials, machined parts, components, tooling, or equipment is beneficial.
• Supplier Negotiation: Previous experience negotiating supplier pricing, terms, availability, or delivery expectations preferred.
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate professionally and consistently with suppliers and internal teams by phone and email.
• Organization: Strong attention to detail, follow-through, and the ability to manage multiple orders and changing priorities.
• Problem-Solving: Sound judgment and a solutions-focused approach to urgent shortages, delays, and sourcing challenges.
• Schedule: Ability to work Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; occasional additional hours may be needed to address urgent supplier or production issues.
• U.S. citizenship is a requirement due to industry regulations.

Why You Should Join Us:

• Direct Impact: Help keep production builds and customer orders moving by ensuring critical parts arrive when needed.
• Balanced Responsibilities: Build experience across purchase-order management, supplier negotiations, strategic sourcing, and material planning.
• Cross-Functional Exposure: Work closely with Production, Sales, Engineering, suppliers, and the Materials Manager.
• Room to Learn: Develop purchasing and manufacturing expertise in a role where strong computer skills, communication, and learning agility are valued alongside prior experience.
• Leadership Opportunity: Take ownership of purchasing priorities and contribute to supplier-management and process-improvement initiatives.

Apply Now!

If you're a proactive communicator, organized problem-solver, and persistent follow-through professional, we'd love to hear from you. Apply to this post now!

Hughey & Phillips is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.