Buyer

NVENIA • Wood Dale, IL

45d • $60,000 - $70,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

nVenia, part of the Duravant family of companies, is a leading manufacturer of automated packaging equipment, integrated packaging systems, and aftermarket solutions. Built on the trusted brands of Arpac, Fischbein, Hamer, and Ohlson, nVenia helps customers across consumer goods, food and beverage, industrial, and other industries improve productivity and operational performance through innovative, customer-focused packaging solutions. Combining deep industry expertise with Duravant's global resources, nVenia is committed to delivering exceptional customer experiences through innovation, operational excellence, and collaboration.

POSITION SUMMARY
The Buyer is responsible for purchasing material, parts, components, assemblies, and MRO utilized in Production and Aftermarket business. Responsibilities include quoting, placing orders, returns to suppliers, confirming orders, expediting delivery and communicating schedule changes to operations and sales.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process orders including sending PO’s and confirmations.
• Follow up with suppliers.
• Confirm pricing.
• Expedite orders.
• Reconciling invoicing issues.
• Perform timely resolution of past due purchase orders to meet departmental goals.
• Assist with monitoring, tracking, and providing feedback on supplier’s performance, price, delivery, quality, and responsiveness.
• Quickly and efficiently process supplier quality returns.
• Ensure prompt communication of schedule changes throughout Operations, Sales and Lifecycle Services.
• Work with cross functional teams including shipping, stockroom, accounting, production, and planning.
• Communicate Bill of Material discrepancies to Engineering.
• Report inventory discrepancies to Warehouse Manager.
• Projects and other responsibilities as directed by manager.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Accounts (HSA), when allowed by tax law
• Paid life insurance and disability insurance, with options to purchase additional coverage
• Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Optional coverages: Long-term Care, Accident Insurance, and Critical Illness Insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Educational Assistance reimbursement
• Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 10 paid holidays annually

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree