Our Purchasing Buyer is responsible for all materials and inventory entering our Monitory Manufacturing Division. This includes intercompany shipments and external suppliers, both domestic and international, and production entries.
** Please note that this is an on-site position **
Benefits:
- Generous Pay commensurate with experience and/or education
- Benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life, accident, critical care, and short-term & long-term disability insurance
- 401K retirement program with employer match
- Paid holidays, sick and vacation time
- Employee purchase pricing on auto, power sport, and bicycle tires
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- 1-3 years of experience in Purchasing desired
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business administration, or a similar field
- Strong computer and data analytic skills
- Ability to utilize an integrated ERP system
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Forecasting experience desired
- Self-motivated, organized, and effective time management.
- Ability to travel, up to 5%.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills and ability to work in teams.
- Ability to adhere to strict deadlines.
Responsibilities
- Manage delivery schedules using Material Resource Planning (MRP) to determine order quantities & delivery schedules.
- Reschedule orders and deliveries as needed to both minimize excess material and ensure continuity of supply.
- Establish and maintain lot sizes to leverage supplier economic order quantities and optimize container utilization.
- Work with operations to ensure efficient use of available space.
- Select appropriate supplier to meet cost and delivery targets.
- Process purchase order requests to meet material demands for the location.
- Review and provide input to forecasted usage.
- React to customer order and forecasted demand changes and maintain system due dates and planning parameters.
- Research and resolve inventory discrepancies.
- Research and obtain corrective action plans for supplier quality issues.
- Contribute to operational excellence by meeting departmental and company KPI’s.
- Actively participate in yearly Physical Inventory.
- Other purchasing duties as assigned.
Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).