Corporate Buyer

Job Title:         Corporate Buyer

Location:         Vernon Hills, IL

Department:    Purchasing 

Reports To:     Supervisor - Purchasing 

Direct Reports/Manages others:  No 

As our Corporate Buyer, you will analyze material requirements, previous purchases and forecast report to determine the needs of a fast-paced organization. Use the current optimization process to procure finished goods, raw materials and components for use in paint or paint-related materials..

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan and purchase finished goods, raw materials, and components by analyzing MRP and forecast reports to determine optimal order quantity and date required.
• Review daily exception messages generated by MRP system and maintain the optimization process for all finished goods, raw materials, and components with respective MRP group.
• Maintain vendor relationships by following up on delivery dates, reconciling invoicing issues, and dealing with quality issues.
• Support product-to-market process by working with Sourcing, Marketing, Finance, as well as external vendors to ensure the on-time launch of new products. Such tasks include the set-up of artwork, bills of material, information records, source lists, and costing.
• Analyze subcontract purchase price variance (PPV) by running PPV reports and reporting on favorable/unfavorable PPV. Fix costing & bill of material errors identified in the analysis process.
• Conduct on-site vendor physical inventories by meeting schedule set by Purchasing Manager. Obtain counts from vendors, create spreadsheets to analyze, and perform SAP transactions to reconcile counts.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 3-5 years experience as a Buyer (or similar role) in a corporate environment
• Knowledge of Materials Requirements Planning systems (MRP) & SAP experience is strongly desired
• IBP software and processes experience 
• Advanced skill level of MS Excel and MS Word
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proven ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

Salary Target Range: $60,000 - $70,000, bonus eligible 

From big benefits to small, we take care of our associates!  After 30 days of employment, you will be eligible for a benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, disability and business travel insurance, flexible spending accounts, EAP, stock purchases and more. We also offer a 401(k) plan after three months of employment. Associates are vested in the RPM Pension plan after completing five years of service.  Rust-Oleum offers 9 paid holidays and one floating holiday per year.  You are also eligible to earn three weeks of vacation on an annualized basis.

 Rust-Oleum is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.