Indirect Materials Buyer

Standex•Concord, NH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Inventory Control and Indirect Material Buyer role is responsible for analyzing MRO requirements and executing the quoting, buying, and planning of materials to support internal and external customers. This role also maintains cycle count activities to ensure inventory accuracy. The position involves working with multiple vendors and internal teams to deliver high-quality products on time for customer orders.

Requirements

Microsoft Office (Excel/PowerPoint)
Negotiations
Critical thinking and Problem Solving
Strategic Vendor selection
Organization to juggle multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment.
Cross-functional collaboration between Engineering, Commercial and Purchasing.
Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Support processing quotes for new and existing business as required in the queue and by commodity.
Select appropriate vendors based on the Vendor capability matrix to ensure best vendors are quoting.
Performs day-to-day reviews of Kanban programs and purchasing activities based upon indirect material alignment to Kanban levels.
Ensuring timely and cost-effective procurement of goods.
Acquire appropriate approvals for and procure manufacturing and engineering materials, tooling, and equipment to support NBO and operations.
Contact Suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.
Update system with Suppliers confirming ship dates and latest delivery dates.
Generate reports to identify items scheduled for required cycle count activities within a designated period.
Conduct cycle counts of identified parts and present recorded results to Warehouse Supervisor or designate.
Conduct cycle recounts of identified parts requested by Supply Chain Manager or Warehouse Supervisor to validate results of initial count accuracy.
Support root cause analysis investigation for inventory inaccuracies.
Other duties as assigned.