Buyer

ATS Automation•Town of Gardiner, NY

38d•Onsite

About The Position

SP Industries Inc. is hiring for our team in Gardiner, NY and has an immediate opening for a Buyer. In this role, the right candidate will perform all purchasing activities that enable the cost effective and timely delivery of materials and services, in an ongoing effort to support production and customer order schedules, while also supporting non-production needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution or 3-5 years related working experience.
Must have a working knowledge of an ERP system.
Prior experience with MS Office.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification (or working towards), APICS or CIPS
Experience working in a global organization or in manufacturing.
Working understanding of MRP and ERP concepts, as related to purchasing, supply and demand, and material and vendor analysis

Responsibilities

Execution of Purchasing standard work, in support of Supply Chain activities and the broader Revenue, Quality, and OTD goals of the organization.
Review and analyze MRP requirements against planned order and exception reports to determine purchasing actions required against supply and demand.
Execute and manage purchase order processes, including appropriate documentation, data entry, submission, order expediting, delivery, and reconciliation of related issues.
Ensure continuity of inventory or project materials in support of customer OTD and revenue, by responding to planning parameter triggers, such as ROP, EOQ, min/max, or safety stock – or by making parameter recommendations and implementation, as well as supply and demand material forecasts.
Maintain master data; maintain or implement purchasing and planning item attributes for new part releases, such as lead times, cost, UOM, supplier information, and inspection or certificate requirements, as well as related vendor attributes, within the company ERP system.
Support supplier consolidation in alignment with SP preferred suppliers.
Secures competitive quotes to ensure fairness of pricing, timeliness of availability and to maintain source of supply.
Identification and understanding of critical suppliers; develop and maintain relationships with key suppliers; regular open order review and management, mitigation, and/or escalation of critical supplier OTD, cost, and quality performance.
Take the initiative to solve supplier issues and/or part shortages, to improve long-term supplier performance and resolve stockouts.
Reviews POs and order confirmations from suppliers for accuracy and/or discrepancies, ensuring alignment on delivery dates, cost, shipping information, and all applicable PO details as needed.
Assist with general responsibilities within the tactical purchasing department for the facility, such as reviewing and converting purchase order requisitions.