Buyer

LDG Industrial • Pittsburgh, PA

41d • Onsite

About The Position

LGG INDUSTRIAL is a solutions-driven national distributor of hoses, gaskets, and conveyor products. Our skilled colleagues serve customers in various industrial segments to improve their operations and reduce their total cost of ownership. With locations across the United States and Canada, we aim to deliver consistent service and support across North America. We desire to create an employee-centric place to work, a place where you can develop your skills and grow as a professional. We provide training and advancement opportunities to build a career and life-work integration to keep you at your best. Our philosophy is that the success of our business is directly dependent upon the health and safety of our associates. We focus on maintaining a safe work environment and strive to achieve zero injuries through our safety-first culture. For more information, please visit www.lggindustrial.com

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY
Role Profile
Position: Buyer
Job Location: Headquarters (Mt. Lebanon, PA)
Job Type: Full-Time
Status: Exempt

Summary of the Role
The Buyer is an entry-level or developing procurement professional responsible for executing purchasing activities for an assigned portfolio of routine to moderately complex suppliers supporting LGG Industrial's North American business. The role manages the purchase order lifecycle, maintains accurate supplier and pricing information, supports supplier performance and rebate administration, and helps ensure reliable delivery of materials and products to branch operations. The Buyer works within established policies and procedures and receives guidance on unfamiliar or nonroutine sourcing, negotiation, commercial, and supply-risk matters. The role collaborates with Branch Operations, Field Inventory Managers, Sales, Finance, Corporate Data, and Supply Chain leadership while developing the capabilities required to manage increasingly complex supplier relationships.

Requirements

• Strong organizational, prioritization, attention-to-detail, and follow-up skills.
• Ability to manage multiple purchase orders, suppliers, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Working proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the ability to analyze basic purchasing, pricing, and supplier data.
• Ability to learn and effectively use ERP purchasing functions, reporting tools, and other procurement systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with suppliers and internal partners.
• Developing negotiation, problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and continuous-improvement skills.
• Ability to work independently within established procedures and as a member of cross-functional teams.
• Customer-service mindset and ability to support branch and customer requirements through effective supplier execution.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Logistics, or a related field; prior professional experience is not required; or High school diploma or equivalent plus approximately 2-3 years of relevant purchasing, customer service, supply chain, operations, or industrial-distribution experience.
• Working proficiency with Microsoft Excel is required.

Nice To Haves

• Procurement, purchasing, industrial distribution, or supplier-facing experience preferred.
• ERP experience preferred; demonstrated ability to learn business systems is required.
• APICS, CPSM, or related certification is not required but may be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Maintain 100% commitment to Company safety policies, procedures, and applicable compliance requirements.
• Maintain complete and accurate purchasing records in accordance with Company policies, internal controls, and established procedures.
• Manage the purchase order lifecycle for assigned suppliers, including order placement, supplier acknowledgment, maintenance of dates and quantities, expediting, issue resolution, and order closure.
• Monitor open and past-due purchase orders, follow established escalation procedures, and maintain accurate delivery information in the ERP system.
• Resolve routine order, receiving, invoicing, pricing, freight, and quantity discrepancies in coordination with suppliers and internal partners.
• Communicate approved forecasts, demand changes, and order priorities to suppliers and confirm lead times, availability, minimum order quantities, packaging requirements, and capacity constraints.
• Support continuity of supply by identifying shortages, delays, allocations, and other supplier issues and escalating material risks for guidance and resolution.
• Manage day-to-day relationships with an assigned portfolio of routine to moderately complex suppliers.
• Monitor supplier delivery, acknowledgment, quality, service, and commercial performance; address routine concerns and escalate recurring or significant issues.
• Conduct routine discussions regarding pricing, freight, lead times, minimum order quantities, packaging, and service requirements within established policies and delegated authority.
• Participate in supplier corrective actions, recovery plans, and performance-improvement activities under the guidance of more experienced procurement personnel when appropriate.
• Identify opportunities to reduce total cost through improved pricing, freight, order quantities, packaging, payment terms, or process efficiency.
• Prepare supplier price-update files by adding LGG Industrial part numbers, validating accuracy and completeness, resolving routine discrepancies, and submitting completed files to Corporate Data for ERP loading.
• Review purchase order and invoice pricing for alignment with current supplier agreements and resolve routine price discrepancies.
• Manage customer-specific rebate reimbursement by compiling and submitting qualifying customer invoices and supporting documentation to suppliers and tracking amounts due.
• Maintain existing supplier growth-rebate and incentive program information, monitor progress against program requirements, and coordinate supporting documentation and collection activities with Finance and suppliers.
• Support sourcing activities by researching potential suppliers, obtaining quotations, preparing comparisons, and assisting with supplier evaluation and onboarding under the supervision of a Senior Buyer, Lead Buyer, Manager, Director, or Vice President.
• Participate in root-cause analysis and corrective action for supplier and procurement issues.
• Support procurement process improvements, standard work, ERP enhancements, automation, electronic data interchange, and other continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Participate effectively on cross-functional projects and complete assigned actions on schedule.
• Partner with Field Inventory Managers by providing supplier lead times, minimums, capacity, packaging, availability, and other procurement inputs and by executing approved purchasing actions.
• Support Branch Operations and Sales by communicating supplier capabilities, constraints, delivery status, and commercial information related to customer and branch requirements.
• Provide supplier delivery, capacity, and recovery information for backlog, SIOP, and other operating reviews as requested.
• Work collaboratively with Finance, Corporate Data, Quality, Operations, and other internal partners to resolve supplier and purchasing issues.
• Provide coverage and support for other Buyers as assigned.
• Make routine purchasing decisions and conduct supplier discussions within established policies, procedures, and delegated authority; escalate material exceptions or commitments for review and approval.
• Do not execute contracts or otherwise legally bind the Company unless such authority has been expressly delegated.
• Support special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation plan, with a bonus potential
• Health Benefits: medical, dental, vision, short term and long-term disability – available 1st of month following the date of hire
• 401k with company match
• Paid vacation, holidays and sick time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level