Buyer

Miller Manufacturing Company is a family-owned and market-leading manufacturer of more than 1000 farm, ranch, and pet products. Our Little Giant®, API®, Hot-Shot®, Springer Magrath®, Double-Tuf®, and Pet Lodge® brands support dedicated individuals who work tirelessly to provide food for countless families.
At Miller we believe in hard work worth doing. We take pride in what we do, care about the health and safety of animals, live a healthy and active lifestyle, and like to raise our own food. Our company is built by exceptional employees and our 26 company fundamentals define and shape our extraordinary culture and enable us to live our core values: Quality, understanding, enthusiasm, support, and teamwork.
The Buyer is primarily responsible for purchasing commodity items, raw materials, operating supplies and services for Miller Manufacturing.
Essential Functions

• Ensures materials, equipment, and supplies are ordered and delivered on time to support the needs of the business. Sources and purchases components and finished goods internationally. Understands HTS codes and their use. Confirms and expedites purchase orders as required. Resolves invoice discrepancies. Reacts to and maintains purchase order action messages daily to maintain appropriate inventory levels.
• Contributes to Supply Chain goals including cost reduction targets and increased spend by utilization of preferred supplier contracts and new sourcing opportunities to meet cost targets. Demonstrates an understanding of reasonable cost. Able to successfully apply to support cost savings strategies and goals.
• Verifies purchase requisitions by understanding internal customer requirements, verifies specifications and sources through preferred and/or best alternative suppliers to support multiple facilities.
• Sources and evaluates potential suppliers based on their product quality, capability, cost, delivery, payment terms and services to meet the needs of the business. Prepares and evaluates supplier quotes and negotiates favorable outcomes. Basic contract management skills.
• Understanding the details of current and aged inventory and works to meet the objectives of inventory management.
• Assists with the continuous improvement of supplier management program.
• Utilizes multiple ERP systems and maintains extensive knowledge and understanding of how each system functions to support daily purchasing tasks.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Requires three to five years of related experience and/or training.
• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Demonstrated high proficiency with all programs in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Exceptional PC skills including Manufacturing software and Microsoft Office Suite.

Pre-employment drug screening and background check is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Location: Eagan,Minnesota,55121,United States, Eagan, MN 55121

Job Type: Full-time

Salary : $63,700 - $80,700