Junior Buyer

American Trim • Sidney, OH

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About The Position

The Junior Buyer ensures a timely flow of high-quality raw materials at competitive prices to support customer needs. The role purchases materials while maintaining quality standards, issues purchase orders, coordinates deliveries with manufacturing requirements, and works with suppliers, carriers, and manufacturing personnel to address delivery, quality, and pricing issues. The position also supports supplier relationship development and performance improvements across cost, inventory, quality, payment terms, and supplier consolidation.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on an unrestricted basis as a U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident, refugee, or asylee. American Trim does not anticipate providing employment-related work sponsorship for this position.

American Trim is a local, family-owned and operated business with more than 70 years of history in the community. It serves customers in the appliance, automotive, trucking, and aftermarket industries, and operates multiple manufacturing locations. The company forms and decorates metal products and develops and markets product ideas and concepts.

Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on an unrestricted basis as a U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Responsibilities

• Purchase raw materials at the lowest possible price while maintaining quality standards.
• Issue purchase orders to suppliers and coordinate deliveries with manufacturing needs, supplier lead times, business needs, and optimal order quantities.
• Communicate with manufacturing personnel to resolve delivery, quality, and pricing problems.
• Communicate daily with supplier representatives and contract carriers regarding deliveries.
• Develop supplier relationships and trust for mutual benefit.
• Maintain the quality standards specified on purchase orders and resolve supplier issues.
• Drive key performance indicators related to cost improvement, inventory reduction, quality improvement, payment-term improvements, and supplier consolidation.
• Develop subject-matter expertise in assigned commodity responsibilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed