Buyer

Job Title: Buyer

Department: Purchasing

Supervisor: Purchasing Director

FLSA Status: Exempt

Summary

The Buyer is responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors. This individual is also responsible for ensuring products purchased are at the lowest cost and meet the delivery schedule. The Buyer’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

· Review of buyer’s guide on a daily basis.

· Purchase of materials, equipment and supplies at the lowest cost.

· Ensure the timely delivery of all products including expediting long-lead items.

· Negotiate costing with vendors.

· Conduct in-person meetings with vendors to maintain a good relationship.

· Interface with all departments, most heavily with Engineering and Accounting for the purchasing of materials, equipment, and supplies.

· Maintain materials and components database accuracy.

· Provide quotes as requested.

· Perform duties consistent with established safety and quality procedures, rules, and standards.

· Prepare and maintain project organization and communication charts.

· Attend production meetings and distribute minutes to all project team members and document all pertinent updates.

· Document the status of sold jobs and communicate reasonable contractual deadlines.

· Effectively and accurately communicate relevant project information to the customer and project team.

· Communicate ideas for improving company processes with a positive and constructive attitude.

· Keep all team members informed about project status and issues that may impact customer relations.

· Effective communication skills including verbal, written and presentation skills.

· Willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.

· Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills and ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; and 3-5 years of experience with supporting team members in the delivery of projects or equivalent combination of education and experience. Proficient in MS Project or other tracking software and the MS Office Suite of products.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret reports. Ability to effectively present information to others.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions and percentages to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to collect data, track information, and update stakeholders accordingly.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products and manufacturing software system.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Procurement: 1 year (Preferred)
• Purchasing: 1 year (Preferred)
• Supply chain: 1 year (Preferred)
• Manufacturing Operations: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No

Work Location: One location