Buyer I

Job Title

Responsible for planning and procuring material requirements to drive lowest possible overall cost, drive year over year productivity savings, and inventory reduction commitments for assigned parts/vendors. Analyze and forecast market data to ensure the best price acquisition.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Identifies, evaluates, and selects suppliers for goods and services.
• Ensures requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment are prepared, executed, and reviewed to meet company standards and expectations.
• Provides commodity forecast data to suppliers; establish appropriate order lot size and packaging quantities to achieve optimum material flow and inventory objectives.
• Develops and maintains relationships with suppliers, monitors their performance and conformity, and resolves any issues or disputes that may arise.
• Stays up to date on industry trends, price fluctuations, market conditions and new products or services to make informed decisions.
• Monitors and analyzes costs and finds ways to reduce expenses while maintaining quality and service levels.
• Ensures all procurement activities adhere to company policies, industry regulations, and legal requirements.
• Attends vendor lunches and dinners as well as team events occasionally, to build relationships.
• Coordinates activities with the Scheduling, Manufacturing, and Engineering Departments to ensure all deadlines are met.
• Analyzes market and delivery systems to determine present and future material availability.
• Expedites purchase orders & informs departments of expected delivery dates, while ensuring accurate and up-to-date information is being shared with the Engineering team to make deviations as necessary.

Education and Experience Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and at least three years' experience in business, supply chain management or related field.

License(s): None

Certification(s): None

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Communicates effectively in written and spoken form.
• Exhibits good decision-making and problem solving abilities.
• Demonstrates strong multi-tasking capabilities and organizational skills.
• Works with minimal supervision.
• Works effectively in a team environment.
• Works effectively in a fast-paced high-pressure environment.
• Excellent skills at negotiating.
• Strong efficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc).

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Indoor professional office environment.
• Frequent exposure to manufacturing facilities with seasonal hot and cold temperatures, dust, and some chemical fume exposure.
• Sit or stand for up to 95 percent of work hours.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Disclaimer: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. The company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, absent undue hardship.