Buyer / Supply Chain / Procurement / Inventory

Buyer

LGG INDUSTRIAL is a solutions-driven national distributor of hoses, gaskets, and conveyor products. Our skilled colleagues serve customers in various industrial segments to improve their operations and reduce their total cost of ownership. With locations across the United States and Canada, we aim to deliver consistent service and support across North America.

We provide training and advancement opportunities to build a career and life-work integration to keep you at your best.

The Buyer is an entry-level or developing procurement professional responsible for executing purchasing activities for an assigned portfolio of routine to moderately complex suppliers supporting LGG Industrial's North American business. The role manages the purchase order lifecycle, maintains accurate supplier and pricing information, supports supplier performance and rebate administration, and helps ensure reliable delivery of materials and products to branch operations.

The Buyer works within established policies and procedures and receives guidance on unfamiliar or nonroutine sourcing, negotiation, commercial, and supply-risk matters. The role collaborates with Branch Operations, Field Inventory Managers, Sales, Finance, Corporate Data, and Supply Chain leadership while developing the capabilities required to manage increasingly complex supplier relationships.

Maintain 100% commitment to Company safety policies, procedures, and applicable compliance requirements.

Maintain complete and accurate purchasing records in accordance with Company policies, internal controls, and established procedures.

Purchasing and Order Management

Monitor open and past-due purchase orders, follow established escalation procedures, and maintain accurate delivery information in the ERP system.

Resolve routine order, receiving, invoicing, pricing, freight, and quantity discrepancies in coordination with suppliers and internal partners.

Communicate approved forecasts, demand changes, and order priorities to suppliers and confirm lead times, availability, minimum order quantities, packaging requirements, and capacity constraints.

Support continuity of supply by identifying shortages, delays, allocations, and other supplier issues and escalating material risks for guidance and resolution.

Supplier and Commercial Management

Monitor supplier delivery, acknowledgment, quality, service, and commercial performance; Conduct routine discussions regarding pricing, freight, lead times, minimum order quantities, packaging, and service requirements within established policies and delegated authority.

Participate in supplier corrective actions, recovery plans, and performance-improvement activities under the guidance of more experienced procurement personnel when appropriate.

Identify opportunities to reduce total cost through improved pricing, freight, order quantities, packaging, payment terms, or process efficiency.

Prepare supplier price-update files by adding LGG Industrial part numbers, validating accuracy and completeness, resolving routine discrepancies, and submitting completed files to Corporate Data for ERP loading.

Manage customer-specific rebate reimbursement by compiling and submitting qualifying customer invoices and supporting documentation to suppliers and tracking amounts due.

Maintain existing supplier growth-rebate and incentive program information, monitor progress against program requirements, and coordinate supporting documentation and collection activities with Finance and suppliers.

Sourcing, Risk, and Continuous Improvement

Support sourcing activities by researching potential suppliers, obtaining quotations, preparing comparisons, and assisting with supplier evaluation and onboarding under the supervision of a Senior Buyer, Lead Buyer, Manager, Director, or Vice President.

Participate in root-cause analysis and corrective action for supplier and procurement issues.

Support procurement process improvements, standard work, ERP enhancements, automation, electronic data interchange, and other continuous-improvement initiatives.

Participate effectively on cross-functional projects and complete assigned actions on schedule.

Partner with Field Inventory Managers by providing supplier lead times, minimums, capacity, packaging, availability, and other procurement inputs and by executing approved purchasing actions.

Support Branch Operations and Sales by communicating supplier capabilities, constraints, delivery status, and commercial information related to customer and branch requirements.

Provide supplier delivery, capacity, and recovery information for backlog, SIOP, and other operating reviews as requested.

Work collaboratively with Finance, Corporate Data, Quality, Operations, and other internal partners to resolve supplier and purchasing issues.

Provide coverage and support for other Buyers as assigned.

Commercial Authority and Other Duties

Make routine purchasing decisions and conduct supplier discussions within established policies, procedures, and delegated authority; escalate material exceptions or commitments for review and approval.

Support special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Working proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the ability to analyze basic purchasing, pricing, and supplier data.

Ability to learn and effectively use ERP purchasing functions, reporting tools, and other procurement systems.

Developing negotiation, problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and continuous-improvement skills.

Customer-service mindset and ability to support branch and customer requirements through effective supplier execution.

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Logistics, or a related field; High school diploma or equivalent plus approximately 2-3 years of relevant purchasing, customer service, supply chain, operations, or industrial-distribution experience.

Procurement, purchasing, industrial distribution, or supplier-facing experience preferred.

Working proficiency with Microsoft Excel is required.

Limited travel is required, generally up to 10%, based on business needs.

Competitive compensation plan, with a bonus potential

• Health Benefits: medical, dental, vision, short term and long-term disability – available 1st of month following the date of hire
• Paid vacation, holidays and sick time

It is our policy to employ qualified persons without regard for race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex, marital or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability. Individuals are considered for employment, promotion, or training solely on their abilities.

We will be accepting applications for this role through August 3, 2026.