Buyer I, Heil Environmental

Terex • Fort Payne, AL

220d

About The Position

Buyer I is responsible for understanding demand and operational requirements and making decisions on purchasing supplies and components, including identifying, vetting, and selecting appropriate vendors, in order to ensure that we have no interruptions to our master production schedule in our low volume/ high mix production environment for the assigned commodity/supplier.

Requirements

• Must act with a sense of urgency.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• 1+ years of related experience in buying, production and materials planning, inventory control and related areas in a manufacturing environment required.
• Ability to use a computer for updating ERP, presentations, and data analysis.
• Demonstrated organizational skills to include communication, time management, and problem solving.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with internal and external customers as well as end-users of related products and services.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Skillful in communicating difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
• Ability to effectively exercise discretion and business judgment on purchasing decisions and identifying, vetting and selecting appropriate vendors, with a minimum of direct oversight.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to work with computer-based information and systems, including Microsoft Office applications.
• Must be able to maintain a high level of organization throughout all daily activities.

Responsibilities

• Operate with a high sense of urgency and takes daily action to meet performance requirements as defined by Management.
• Follow all plant safety rules and regulations.
• Adhere to company policies, procedures, and ethics codes.
• Maintain constant continuity of supply of all purchased components and recovery plans with corrective actions, when necessary, create, release, review, approve purchase orders to ensure orders are delivered according to requirements to support customer expectations.
• Review past due purchase orders, expedite deliveries as needed, and communicate timely updates.
• If unsuccessful in resolving escalate supplier issues to the appropriate commodity manager.
• Provide accurate updates on order status as required including part status, quantity confirmation, revision level, quantity ordered, order confirmation date, and parts delivery date as required.
• Monitor and maintain appropriate inventory levels of raw materials and other components required by making purchasing decisions.
• Select appropriate suppliers and vendors to fulfill order requirements, taking account of prioritization of need, prior performance history, pricing, lead time needed, volume of need, complexity of the component needed, future needs with a specific supplier, etc.
• Work with cross functional teams to identify upcoming orders and subsequent component requirements, root cause any purchase order/invoicing issues.
• Report out materials status daily on any purchasing related issue impacting production and drive corrective action and resolution of purchasing issues.
• Track supplier performance and ensure proper accountability for issues, including pursuing appropriate discounts or reductions, renegotiating terms on future orders.
• Prepare and issue all necessary reports and/or correspondence.
• Support NCR/CAF processes to minimize any impact to the assigned value stream.
• Ensure BOM errors are communicated to appropriate personnel.
• Participate in the annual physical inventory and assist with your assigned commodity.
• Attendance at work, including presence at work during regular working hours or another schedule as may be assigned by the department manager, is essential.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Advancement opportunities
• Paid vacation
• 401(k)
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Machinery Manufacturing
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees