Raw Materials Buyer Purchasing Coordinator

Raw Materials Buyer and Purchasing Coordinator United Aluminum | North Haven, CT United Aluminum Corporation is a 5th-generation, family-owned specialty rolling mill producing Custom Rolled® Aluminum Coil in North Haven, Connecticut. Since 1915, United Aluminum has sustainably grown while fostering a culture of collaboration and building a reputation for customer excellence. Our modern and clean manufacturing facility is conveniently located off I-91. Our team is growing, and we have an immediate opportunity for an experienced Raw Materials Purchasing professional to join our small materials purchasing department. This is a full-time, on-site position in North Haven, Monday through Friday during regular business hours. Working closely with the Senior Materials Manager, you will help ensure adequate raw materials are available to reliably meet current and anticipated production requirements and customer needs. To be successful in this position, you should bring strong purchasing and critical-thinking skills, metals raw-materials knowledge, supply-chain business acumen, proficiency working within an ERP system, and the ability to anticipate needs and proactively prevent inventory shortages. This is not a purchase-order processing role. The successful hire will use experience, data and independent judgment to determine what materials to purchase, when to purchase them and in what quantities. The ERP system provides important information, but purchasing decisions must also account for production demand, inventory levels, supplier lead times, minimum-order quantities, market conditions, pricing trends, tariffs and supply-chain risk. This is initially an individual-contributor position without direct reports. It is well suited to an experienced, hands-on purchasing professional who wants to learn United Aluminum’s operation, contribute to increasingly strategic purchasing decisions and grow into a Manager position. United Aluminum utilizes a proprietary ERP system that supports our business and manufacturing processes. Your onboarding and training will include learning this system while developing a strong understanding of our business processes, internal manufacturing capabilities, role in the supply chain, and our vendors’ capabilities and product lines. As you become acclimated to the role and our operation, you will have an active voice in purchasing and inventory-management decisions. Responsibilities Communicate with raw-material suppliers regarding purchase-order placement, lead times and delivery status. Ensure timely and effective interdepartmental communication with Sales, Accounting, Production Control, Quality Control, Process and Receiving regarding issues related to metal purchasing. Work with customs brokers and international freight forwarders on the import and delivery of overseas materials. Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships. Manage vendor rejections from initiation and material disposition through credit and final resolution. Review vendor sales-order acknowledgements for accuracy against purchase orders placed. Participate in vendor meetings and communicate with members of the Vendor Committee and vendors as necessary. Evaluate MRP and ERP recommendations against actual inventory, production forecasts, open orders, supplier lead times and changing customer demand before placing orders. Determine appropriate purchase timing and quantities rather than relying solely on system-generated prompts. Execute spot buys when necessary to prevent production interruptions, respond to unexpected demand or take advantage of favorable market conditions. Identify emerging shortages and excess-inventory risks early, evaluate alternatives and recommend corrective action. Monitor metals markets, supplier pricing, lead-time changes, tariffs and geopolitical conditions that may affect material availability or total landed cost. Negotiate pricing, minimum order quantities, lead times, freight terms, payme…

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