Buyer

Competitive Pay based on Experience: $50K - $80K

Systems LLC in Germantown designs and manufactures loading dock levelers and dock safety equipment that are essential to distribution in the healthcare, food, water and transportation industries!

We're growing and have great opportunity for a skilled Buyer professional to join our team!

You'll support our purchasing department in meeting corporate objectives for on-time shipping goals by providing distribution of materials/parts to the various manufacturing areas while participating in cost savings initiatives that includes price negotiation, planning, production, quality control, supplier relationship, and inventory control.

Job Responsibilities Include:

• Implement procurement strategy and policies to ensure the availability to manufacturing areas parts and raw material to ensure production delays do not occur, through organized stocking and proper inventory relief of purchased and manufactured parts.
• Forecast procurement needs while consolidating shipments to ensure on-time attainment and double-digit inventory turn goals. Responsible for scheduling and ordering multiple materials through multiple commodity groups.
• Resolve quality issues involving materials and shop paperwork by issuing corrective action reports, vendor returns and completing necessary follow-up.
• Responsible for planning, developing and buying materials, parts, supplies and equipment in a timely and cost-effective way; while maintaining appropriate quality standards (includes: communicating price increases, delivery delays, acknowledgements and purchase order creation on daily basis)
• Coordinate material management requirements with purchasing and engineering.
• Work with Inventory & Materials Manager to help assist with phase in and phase out inventory for new or obsolete parts.
• Work hand-in-hand with purchasing on material sourcing and bidding projects.
• Monitor and/or perform transactions associated with materials and parts ensure accurate data between TCM (MRP) and the shop floor.
• Develop into a key user in our MRP system, TCM Work Wise software.
• Assist in continuous improvement projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must be able to multitask in a fast-paced, ever-changing manufacturing environment.
• 3-5 years of manufacturing experience in inventory, planning/scheduling, purchasing, supply chain management or similar team role with knowledge in MRP or ERP, demand flow manufacturing, Kan Ban, lean manufacturing, vendor management and vendor replenishment programs.
• Solid verbal and written communication.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Working knowledge of MRP, TCM, SAP, or other ERP systems a must

Excellent Family Sustaining Benefits include: Paid Parental Leave, Tuition Reimbursement, Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability, generous 401(k) Match, Paid Holidays and 3 Weeks PTO Accrual upon hire.

About Us:

Systems, LLC. is a leader in the design and manufacture of loading dock equipment. The company's 60 year history demonstrates its success in the industry and its commitment to safety, quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction. Systems, LLC. has state of the art manufacturing centers located in Germantown, Wisconsin and Malvern, Arkansas; it has employees located in every region of the nation; and it has customers located worldwide. Systems proudly utilizes lean manufacturing techniques to produce the finest dock levelers, truck restraints, and specialty dock equipment all under the "Made in America" label.

Learn more about SYSTEMS, LLC at www.loadingdocksystems.com

Check out our quality! See our new video of Systems manufacturing in Germantown, WI:
https://youtu.be/ZOMEDfP-Obc

We are located in Germantown-- very convenient to Hwy 41-45

Systems, LLC

W194 N11481 McCormick Drive

Germantown, Wi 53022

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