Buyer

The Buyer purchases a variety of materials, parts, equipment and services. Obtains quotations, selects sources of supply, establishes delivery dates and places purchase orders. Accountable for follow-up on deliveries, over and under shipments, sub-standard quality and changes in production requirements. Maintains various purchasing records and measures preestablished vendor performance. Approves invoices on items purchased. Arranges transportation and delivery schedules as necessary. Establishes continuous lines of communication with Sales, Production Control, Engineering and Inventory Control to insure that raw materials and component parts are available to meet production schedule requirements. Coordinates purchases with the production schedule approved by the Board of Directors.Purchases raw materials, component parts, tooling, equipment, supplies, services and other requirements on the basis of quotations or direct purchase. Checks requisitions and any subsidiary data for accuracy and completeness. Uses basic information such as drawings, engineering and quality specifications, scheduled manufacturing quantities and various purchasing records for determining sources of supply and placing the purchase order. Seeks to obtain the best possible price and value on all purchase transactions and negotiations. Works out the best balance for quality, price, delivery, and alternate sources of supply, adhering to established purchasing policies and procedures.Requires knowledge of purchasing practices, raw materials, component parts, supplies and services as applied to Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc. operations; economics of purchasing and some elements of manufacturing methods, engineering and quality specifications. Equivalent to high school plus 2 to 4 years of college-level course work or equivalent experience preferred.Requires 2 to 4 years of experience in buying raw materials, component parts and services. Experience in other areas of operations, such as production and inventory control, engineering, and manufacturing, is desirable.Requires analytical effort, initiative, ingenuity, judgement and considerable integrity in determining the best sources of supply; in obtaining the most advantageous balance for quality, price and delivery; scheduling delivery; expediting materials, and in resolving difficulties with defective or sub-standard purchased materials. Judgement and integrity are required in negotiating prices with vendors. The more difficult problems are handled by the Manager of Purchasing. #J-18808-Ljbffr