Associate Buyer jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

Position Title: Buyer

Position Description: The Buyer is responsible for ensuring timely purchase and delivery of materials for projects following the preferred vendor strategies and purchasing policies set by the Senior Buyer and Supply Chain Manager.  The Buyer is also responsible for the purchase of indirect materials and coordination of indirect services as needed.

Position Responsibilities:

• Process BOM releases from both Mechanical Engineering and Controls Engineering
  • Sort and classify prints for manufactured content
  • Make insource vs. outsource decisions for manufactured content based upon need date of materials and current internal capacity availability
  • RFQ vendors for both manufactured and purchased content
  • Process purchase orders
  • Negotiate pricing as appropriate
  • Update system with vendor acknowledgments
  • Follow up on late orders from vendors
• Process requisitions from build floor and engineering
• Resolve record accuracy issues
• Maintain information regarding status of material spend vs. budget and material timing vs. project timeline
• Onboard new vendors as needed
• Interface with members of the other functional groups at Axis as the purchasing liaison for their projects
• Participate in process improvement projects as they relate to purchasing and material delivery
• Other duties as assigned

 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• In lieu of degree 2-3 years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in an engineer to order manufacturing environment.

Benefits

Health Benefits are available to our employees with immediate eligibility upon hire.

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• HSA plan
• LTD, STD, Life Insurance
• 401(K) with employer match
• Parental leave