Buyer

Onward Group•Bensenville, IL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Buyer is responsible for sourcing and purchasing a wide range of materials and supplies essential for production, including machine parts, hardware, grinding supplies, glass bead room materials, tools, safety supplies, and shipping supplies. This role also involves sourcing laser and pressbrake parts, and shares responsibility for ordering building supplies. Additionally, the Buyer oversees tool repair management, cultivates and manages vendor relationships, negotiates contracts, tracks deliveries, and supports cost reduction strategies. This position plays a crucial role in supporting production by troubleshooting machinery issues, assisting with job quoting, and conducting annual vendor re-evaluations to optimize pricing and reduce costs.

Requirements

BS in Business
Intermediate level Computer Skills in Microsoft Office
Negotiation Skills
Ability to analyze data
Ability to communicate with vendors
Understanding of Value Stream Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Sourcing/purchasing of machine parts or related hardware
Sourcing/purchasing grinding supplies
Sourcing/purchasing glass bead room/work area materials or supplies
Sourcing/purchasing all other production-related materials including tools, and safety or general supplies
Sourcing/purchasing shipping supplies
Sourcing/purchasing laser and pressbrake parts or other consumables
Ordering building supplies, such as filters, equipment parts, fixture components, etc. (shared responsibility with facilities)
Overseeing management of tool repairs, including tracking the current working inventory
Managing part vendor relationships; negotiating contract terms and contracting process
Expediting scheduling of parts deliveries and tracking shipping when parts will be available
Sourcing new vendors while maintaining current relationships
Managing supplier relationships, including site visits, product education, trouble shooting to find better products or identifying new tools that would improve product quality
Supporting production by trouble shooting issues if machinery is not functioning correctly
Supporting the job quoting process with engineers as they identify parts or supplies needed to complete jobs and then assisting going out to suppliers to get quotes
Completing an annual re-evaluation of all vendors and current pricing agreements, in support of negotiating for better pricing and reducing production costs
Supporting value stream team cost reduction strategies and goal setting
Participating in continuous improvement program
Attending value stream meetings bi-weekly
Participating in required value stream training