Buyer / Supply Chain / Procurement / Inventory

JOB DESCRIPTION

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description

Position Summary
The Buyer II supports LED site procurement by managing tactical purchasing activity, supplier follow-up, material availability, and open-order execution. This role helps ensure production has the materials needed while maintaining purchase order accuracy, supplier accountability, and inventory discipline.

This is a tactical execution role. The Buyer II supports broader procurement, sourcing, NPI, VAVE, MCP, and supplier recovery priorities, but does not own category strategy or division-level sourcing direction.

This role requires daily on-site presence at our 401 Millcreek Road, Marietta, Ohio location. Relocation assistance and sponsorship support is not available at this time.

Key Responsibilities
Create, manage, and maintain purchase orders in alignment with MRP demand, supplier lead times, and production needs.
Monitor open orders for accurate dates, quantities, confirmations, and supplier commitments.
Follow up with suppliers on shortages, late orders, expedites, unconfirmed orders, and recovery plans.
Validate supplier ship dates and quantities, especially where production, NPI, bridge plans, or recovery actions are dependent on material timing.
Communicate material risks, recovery timing, and required escalations to planning, production, procurement leadership, and cross-functional partners.
Resolve routine PO, invoice, pricing, receiving, quantity, and delivery discrepancies.
Support raw material reviews, part availability / PFEP work, and inventory actions such as pull-ins, push-outs, cancellations, and quantity adjustments.
Identify excess, obsolete, slow-moving, or high-risk inventory concerns and escalate for review.
Provide tactical purchasing support for NPI, VAVE, MCP, cost-reduction, supplier transition, and last-time-buy activity.
Maintain accurate purchasing data, trackers, status updates, and system notes.

Basic Qualifications
Associate degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field with no prior purchasing experience required; OR
High school diploma/GED with a minimum of 1 years of experience in purchasing, procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or a related field.
Experience with ERP/MRP systems and purchase order management.
Ability to manage multiple suppliers, part numbers, priorities, and follow-up actions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field.
Experience in site procurement, manufacturing, materials, or production support.
Familiarity with shortage management, supplier follow-up, open-order management, and inventory control.
Experience supporting NPI, VAVE, cost-reduction, supplier recovery, or material transition activity.
Ability to interpret demand, supplier commits, inventory data, and production requirements.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and procurement reporting tools.

Critical Skills
Strong tactical execution and follow-through.
Clear ownership of assigned suppliers, materials, and open actions.
Ability to escalate early with facts, options, and next steps.
Detail-oriented approach to PO accuracy, supplier commitments, and material timing.
Sense of urgency around production support and shortage recovery.
Balanced focus on material availability, inventory control, and working capital discipline.

Success Measures
Purchase orders are accurate, current, and aligned to demand.
Shortages and supplier risks are identified and communicated early.
Recovery actions are tracked with owners and realistic dates.
Supplier commitments are consistently followed up on and validated.
Production teams have timely visibility to material risks and expected recovery timing.
NPI, VAVE, MCP, and transition work receive reliable tactical purchasing support.