Buyer (Purchasing Agent)

JB Poindexter & Co•Salt Lake City, UT

21h

About The Position

This Buyer position plays a critical role in managing suppliers, orders, and purchased items from sourcing to order placement to receipt. The Buyer is responsible for source selection and procurement functions directly associated with the company's needs for direct and indirect materials and services. This role has regular interaction with other departments such as operations, engineering, maintenance, quality, sales and finance.

Requirements

Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a purchasing role
Strong analytical skills
Power BI experience
Microsoft excel experience (VLOOK UP and Nested Formula required)
Experience with ERP/MRP systems and functions is required

Nice To Haves

JDE experience is a plus!
Experience with MRO and indirect purchasing is preferred
Experience in the manufacturing industry

Responsibilities

Ensure material availability to meet production demand, and support manufacturing with the implementation of Just In Time (JIT), vendor managed inventory (VMI) and stock inventory based on production schedules and forecasts
Perform purchasing responsibilities such as material quoting, contract negotiations, purchase orders, and issues with receipts
Develop and review demand trends and forecasts to determine the most efficient purchasing quantities and frequencies; interact with key suppliers, providing manufacturing forecast to support & build schedules
Manage the day to day operations of designated supply base of direct and indirect categories, including communicating demand forecasts to suppliers
Drive continuous improvement of processes and results by generating ideas for improvement and participating in project teams or Lean events
Work closely with Corporate Strategic Procurement Team to advance enterprise wide sourcing programs and cost savings initiatives
Lead and support sourcing activities as necessary, and source new vendors when needed
Support new product development (NPD) and cost reduction projects
Track supplier performance using the supplier scorecard, and communicate results to suppliers on a quarterly basis
Develop vendor partnerships to achieve objectives for cost, order quantities, lead-times, quality, on time delivery, and on-hand inventory dollars
Develop and review demand trends and forecasts to determine efficient purchasing quantities, which might include the use of Kanban or other calculation methods
Review on-hand inventory balances for excess or obsolete inventory to determine substitution options, return to supplier, or resell
Study market prices and trends, new technologies, manufacturing process improvements applicable to assigned commodities
Effectively communicate with Customer Service and Engineering on part number issues, lead-times, new parts, etc.