Buyer II

Company Overview

Lennox International (LII) is a leading global provider of innovative climate control solutions for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) markets.

Here at Lennox, we realize that our greatest assets are our employees. This is why we are committed to providing limitless opportunities for growth and development of all our employees, largely promoting from within the organization.

Our Core Values of Integrity, Respect and Excellence are more than just what we say, they are what we do!

Job Description

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

As the Buyer, you are primarily responsible for the ongoing procurement of raw materials / components with approved suppliers that meet the quality standards of the company.   Assume full responsibility for planning requirements and supply chain management to ensure timely (scheduled) deliveries of goods and services within budget and/or standard costs. Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals.

Duties include, but are not limited to: 

• Procures raw material and components necessary for the operation of the company.
• Plan, schedule, and monitor goods and services to meet the production requirements of the company employing such techniques but not limited to JIT, Kanban, Blanket POs, and Reschedules
• Check requisitions and MRP requirements, execute exception messages for expedite, defer, and cancel.   Expedite orders with suppliers to meet production schedules.
• Set-up and maintain material, supplier and planning system data in the MRP/ERP system.
• Determine material requirements from Engineering and production schedules and coordinate the efficient movement of materials through production cycle.
• Establish goals and objectives that support the department and company objectives. Follow up on objectives to ensure compliance.
• Work with receiving, finance and suppliers to reconcile discrepancies in receiving and invoicing.
• Support global sourcing partners and supplier relationship management initiatives.
• Take on special assignments as warranted.
• Reconcile and settle with suppliers regarding damage claims, rejections and losses, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations and engineering changes.
• Ensures products/services get delivered on time and meet the required standards.
• Interpretation of demand and supply reports.
• Proposal of ideas to the management team
• Monitoring of stock
• Supplier relationship management
• Complete lifecycle management of assigned commodities

WHAT WE OFFER

Lennox offers employees a variety of flexible work options.  This position is a hybrid role working Monday through Thursday in the office with the option to work on Friday at home.

• Competitive base salary
• Excellent medical plans designed to support healthy lifestyles
• Mental and financial health programs
• Outstanding 401k with company matching
• Employee stock purchase program
• Community involvement opportunities
• Robust employee assistance program
• And much, much more!

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Looking for a great team worker with excellent skills in organization, time management, confident communicator, excellent people skills and works well under pressure.

• Requires a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Requires at least 1-year related experience.  
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills required. 
• SAP experience strongly desired.
• Intermediate knowledge in a wide range concepts and approaches including purchasing for lean manufacturing, Kanban and supplier development.
• Requires above average analytical skills.
• Shows excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Requires some knowledge of raw materials, production processes and quality control.
• Competent in computerized procurement systems.
• Requires intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

WE VALUE DIVERSITY

We believe that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Our goal is to build workplaces that reflect the communities where we live and work, support the growth and development of each team member as they strive to reach their full potential, and empower them to be their authentic selves. Lennox is an equal opportunity employer.

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