Buyer
WEIRJob Title: Buyer Division: Weir Minerals Location: Madison/St Louis Hybrid: 2-3 days on site per week Purpose of Role: Perform duties required to purchase a wide variety of technical and non-technical items and materials used in the production and shipping of valves and pumps. Why choose Weir: Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting. An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives. Feel empowered to be yourself and belong : Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do. Key Responsibilities: Submit and analyze RFQ’s for products and services. Prepare sourcing recommendations based on all available data to provide best value / risk for WMLP. Issue purchase orders – follow-up with suppliers on past due orders, maintain shortage reports, etc. Responsible for Environmental, Health and Safety management and policy commitments as prescribed for this role in Weir’s Duty of Care. P.O. Acknowledgements – ensure suppliers are acknowledging all P.O.’s within 24 hours – regarding delivery and pricing. Follow up and expedite purchase orders to ensure delivery of parts for maintaining production schedules for manufacturing. Identify potential new suppliers for evaluation / qualification. Check new pump folders and part orders for order-as-needed items. Utilize MRP to review demand and place orders to support manufacturing requirements. Maintain Item Master and Vendor Master data in the ERP system as appropriate. Examine and approve invoices, credits, and freight bills covering purchased items. Check with manufacturing / scheduling on availability of parts needed to fabricate non-standard parts; arrange with subcontractors to fabricate special parts; secure adjustment on materials not conforming to specifications or cancellation of orders. Prepare items for shipments as needed, including paperwork and inventory adjustments as required. Participate in semi-annual physical inventory. Gather commodity data from published indices, enter into commodity tracking spreadsheets and print / publish charts as assigned. Assist other buyers / senior buyers when necessary on MRO and Direct Material purchase orders. Maintain Purchasing files in the department. Assist in all areas of purchasing management when needed. Meet with suppliers and/or teleconference with suppliers to communicate parts priorities, quality info, order status quarterly or by direction of leadership. Work with Receiving, Quality Control, Engineering, Manufacturing, Scheduling and Logistics to maintain collaborative approach to meeting customer requirements Maintain Master supplier List with current data. Collect data from the supply base to support reporting requirements within Weir. Issue communications to the supply base to disperse information and supply base requirements as directed by leadership. Participate on teams as directed – safety, lean, kaizen, CFT, VA/VE, or others. Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class saf…