Buyer I

Arclin•Albany, GA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Arclin USA is currently looking for a Buyer to join their procurement team at their Roswell, GA location. This position reports into the Customer Service & Purchasing Manager and is responsible for the execution of established procurement strategies to support the organization with procuring high-quality, cost effective raw materials and services.

Requirements

B.S. in Business, Accounting, Science or equivalent degree required
3-5 years' of purchasing/procurement experience required
Solid knowledge of purchasing profession and chemical industry
Strong knowledge of contract design
Understanding of marketplace relating to goods and services purchased
General understanding of business issues and financial principles
Experience in Microsoft Office (Microsoft Office, Outlook, JDE)
Ability to plan and prioritize a wide variety of activities
Project management skills
Strong communication skills (verbally and written)

Responsibilities

Develop a purchasing strategy for select Major/Minor Chemical and MRO categories, including but not limited to Caustic, Glycerin, Glycols, KOH, Sulfamic Acid, and all others
Major chemical procurement as assigned
MRO ‘Maintenance, Repair and Operating’ supplies, procurement activities (currently working with a third-party consultant-managing those activities)
Participate in Energy related buying decisions – working with a third-party consultant in management of those activates
Capital – involvement in the Capital procurement process to support plant specific capital (IR) projects
Considerations for consolidation across the company with national suppliers standardization where possible in order to obtain materials at the lowest cost with considerations of safety, quality, and sustainability, reliability of source and urgency of need
“Risk-adverse” – ensure we have back-up suppliers for Minor Chemicals and other categories of critical spend
Draft and negotiate agreements with suppliers including but not limited to: terms and conditions, pricing, escalation clauses (price reduction clauses), warranty, performance expectations, total cost of ownership, delivery performance, rebates, vendor-managed inventory, etc.
Resolve supplier issues relating to quality, delivery and pricing
Identify cost savings projects
Solicit “Request for Quotes” from suppliers this includes interviewing suppliers, recommending sources of supply, requesting and analyzing quotations from multiple suppliers, preparing recommendations as a result of these quotes
Bi-weekly market updates
JDE Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Training of on-coming employees in the Procure-to-Pay environment