Corporate Buyer

Tremco Construction Products Group•Vernon Hills, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Corporate Buyer plans and purchases finished goods, raw materials, and components using MRP and forecast reports to determine order quantities and required dates. The role develops an understanding of portfolio-specific replenishment needs, including resource utilization and schedule buildability for assigned vendors, and maintains the optimization process for materials within the assigned MRP group. The position maintains vendor relationships and approved pricing, resolves invoicing issues, follows up on deliveries, and elevates quality issues in coordination with cross-functional teams. It supports new-product launches by working with Sourcing, Marketing, Finance, Quality, and external vendors, including setting up information records, source lists, and costing. The Corporate Buyer also analyzes subcontract purchase price variance, works toward quarterly targets set by the Purchasing Manager, resolves costing and bill-of-material errors, and conducts scheduled vendor inventory counts and variance resolution.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree.
At least 8 years of experience in a related purchasing role.
At least 5 years of experience managing a team.
Knowledge of Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) systems.
S4/IBP experience.
Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

APICS certification desired.

Responsibilities

Plan and purchase finished goods, raw materials, and components using MRP and forecast reports to determine optimal order quantities and required dates.
Manage portfolio-specific replenishment requirements, including resource utilization and schedule buildability for assigned vendors.
Review daily MRP exception messages and maintain the optimization process for finished goods, raw materials, and components within the assigned MRP group.
Maintain vendor relationships, approved pricing in information records and purchase orders, and resolve invoicing issues.
Maintain optimal stock levels by following up on delivery dates and escalating quality issues while working with cross-functional teams to resolve them.
Support new-product launches with Sourcing, Marketing, Finance, Quality, and external vendors, including setting up information records, source lists, and costing.
Analyze subcontract purchase price variance by reviewing reports and reporting favorable or unfavorable variance.
Meet quarterly subcontract PPV targets set by the Purchasing Manager.
Correct costing and bill-of-material errors identified during analysis.
Conduct vendor inventories according to the required schedule, obtain vendor counts, and analyze and resolve variances.