Buyer

JOA Human Resources•Sheboygan Falls, WI

About The Position

Optimize the use of company assets in the acquisition of assigned goods and services. Perform duties to assist in ensuring quality and continuity of supply while minimizing total cost.

Requirements

Requires education generally equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business or a related discipline, or equivalent training and experience.
Requires 3-5 years of relevant purchasing experience.
Requires strong negotiation skills in dealings with suppliers.
Requires strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite applications, fixed asset software and ERP systems.
Requires excellent written and oral communication skills to effectively work with others.
Requires mathematical skills that require the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

Responsibilities

Manages MRP demand system, consolidates requirements, develops suitable method of ordering, and follows up to meet production demands.
Participate in the qualification process for new suppliers.
Consolidate requirements, formulate RFQ’s, and develop the most suitable method of purchase or value-added potential with suppliers.
Enter all purchasing information on the system including vendor information, purchase orders, pricing, supplier acknowledgement response, and inventory information.
Generate effective communications, good relations, and a positive image with suppliers and coworkers, promoting courtesy, objectivity, and fairness.
Manages supplier relationships, develops key suppliers, processes, and procedures.
Manages MRP demand system, places orders, and expedites to meet production demands.
Manage supplier portal and contact suppliers as needed inquiring about deliveries, informing them of schedule changes, and reporting potential problems to the manager.
Prepare new item numbers, specifications, and proper vendor selection in cooperation with engineering specifications
Gain familiarity with the end use of assigned commodities, leading to the possibility of alternative materials or specifications.
Participate in negotiations with suppliers involving total cost of possession, legal requirements, and contract terms and conditions.
Prepare vendor visits to the organization and off-site visits to existing and potentially new suppliers.
Develops useful reports pertinent to the supply chain function.
Monitors designated item inventory for adherence to appropriate approved levels and determines disposition of surplus material, scrap, or other excess material by transfer, usage, or sale.
Develops, creates, and tracks product rejects, communicates results to suppliers, and to appropriate internal departments, and arranges for disposition of the defective material.
Advise manager of market conditions and supplier base activity which could affect pricing and/or delivery.
Evaluates vendor performance based on quality, delivery and costs and develops new supply sources when necessary.
Develop objectives in concert with supply chain management team goals and monitor daily application of the purchasing procedures for compliance.
Recommends changes as appropriate to purchasing management in policies and procedures that enhance the purchasing activity or accomplishment of the core business.
Acts as liaison between production group, Engineering, and customer services in providing timely product delivery.
Investigates and resolves pricing discrepancies and variances between (1) purchase order and acknowledgement (2) purchase order and invoice (3) and invoice and standard cost.
Updates pricing and delivery on Purchase Orders from order acknowledgements, advising project management of any delivery schedule changes that will adversely affect the project plan.
Must be able to collaborate with others (including in person) to proactively develop solutions.
Issues raw materials.
Participates in data entry of cycle counts for raw material.
Perform some secretarial duties as directed.