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Overview:
Buyer analyzes and monitors daily reports and other replenishment systems ensuring that material is available to meet the day-to-day production schedule.
Responsibilities:
- Utilizing various planning and inventory systems as well as databases, spreadsheets, and supplier contacts, maximize material, tooling, and supply availability while maintaining inventory at acceptable levels for the manufacturing facility
- Evaluate product and services in terms of quality, delivery and price to provide the most value to the company
- Develop and execute strategies for continuous improvement of overall total cost of procurement. This should include cost and inventory reduction, delivery performance, and quality improvement.
- Examine, advise and recommend change to purchasing activities such as: inventory levels, material scheduling and computerized inventory programs, and procedures to ensure maximum and efficient usage of plant manufacturing capacity and assets in relation to production requirements.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or (5) years of experience in manufacturing and production operations
- 1-3 years of experience in purchasing, accounting or inventory control practices and procedures
- Experience with MRP systems
- Excellent MS office software (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively in teams, handling multiple priorities simultaneously, developing and executing effective action plans
- Strong negotiating skills
- Good interactive people skills with the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, management and/or individuals
- Ability to apprise a situation and counsel team members accordingly
- Work safely as a condition of hire and continued employment
