Buyer

Job Description

Job Description

Buyer

Job Description

The Buyer is responsible for selecting and ordering raw materials from vendors, monitoring pricing, costs, and quality to determine the best vendor selection. This role involves interacting with carriers to arrange transportation of raw materials, verifying the quantity and quality of materials received, and entering information into the ERP system.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all vendor return issues as communicated from QA.
• Negotiate costs with transportation in cases of rejected parts for rework.
• Authorize payment of invoices.
• Run production schedules for Plant 1, 2, EA, and EMT and email to appropriate internal contacts.
• Attend production meetings to distribute job travelers and make necessary machine and work center changes to schedules.
• Release new jobs to production.
• Review and approve PPAPV operations on travelers and complete 'Job Adjustment' in ERP system.
• Develop and implement procedures for subcontractor operations and incoming raw materials.
• Maintain contact with suppliers with past delivery problems to ensure timely delivery.
• Review issued purchase orders to determine their relation to current job status.
• Email weekly reports on parts past due.
• Email weekly contract review reports to appropriate company divisions.
• Update and maintain Business Contact Manager with supplier information.
• Review freight classification errors/inconsistencies for billing accuracy.
• Complete Conflict Minerals Report for designated customers.
• Conduct buyer responsibilities and tasks according to established ISO procedures.

Essential Skills

• Experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, and buyer purchasing.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Effective communication skills before groups of customers or employees.
• Mathematical skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning skills to apply common sense understanding to instructions furnished in various forms.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• One-year certificate from college or technical school.
• Three to six months related experience and/or training.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Work Environment

The position operates within a machine shop environment with onsite hours from 7 AM to 4 PM or 8 AM to 5 PM. The role requires comfort with going on the shop floor and involves physical demands such as sitting, handling objects, and occasionally lifting up to 10 pounds.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Menomonee Falls, WI.

The pay range for this position is $31.25 - $31.25/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Menomonee Falls,WI.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 13, 2026.

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email View email address on ziprecruiter.com for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.