Manufacturing Buyer

Plasser American Corp • Chesapeake, VA

4d • $60,000 - $70,000

About The Position

The Manufacturing Buyer ensures the most efficient and accurate processing and documentation of transactions, with the overall goal of minimizing the total costs without impacting service levels. This role involves negotiating pricing, searching for alternate suppliers, handling repairs and returns, working on back order lists and overdue variance lists, and potentially participating in MRO purchasing. As a Manufacturing Buyer Level I, you will manage day-to-day business relationships with suppliers through supporting activities including ordering, communication of demand/volume/delivery requirements, issue resolution, and follow-up on backorders. The role ensures accurate and timely processing of purchase orders, researches items for price and specification verification, sources materials and suppliers, and negotiates contracts to obtain materials at the lowest cost while considering quality, lead time, and reliability. The buyer manages supplier relationships to ensure inventory continuity and services that meet quality, service, delivery, and price performance standards. They also recommend changes to the supplier base and supplier consolidation, prepare and follow up on orders to expedite delivery, and resolve shipping/receiving and invoice discrepancies. This may include verifying invoices, handling repairs and returns, and expediting items on customer backorder and overdue variance lists. The Manufacturing Buyer participates in continuous improvement and vendor qualification activities, and arranges plant and building maintenance, sourcing and purchasing MRO items.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree (B.A or B.S.) in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Engineering or related field from a four-year college or university or equivalent experience
• Minimum of three+ years buyer experience in a manufacturing organization
• Comprehensive understanding of purchasing concepts and procedures
• Proven, demonstrated understanding of materials and supply chain management functions
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common legal documents and credit applications
• Ability to effectively present information to management
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community
• Ability to write business letters and memos
• Working knowledge of PC's, Internet usage and e-mail
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, rations, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Working knowledge of PC's, Internet usage, e-mail and working experience with ERP-LX
• Valid driver’s license
• Effective communication, both written and verbal
• Highly organized
• Working knowledge and demonstrated abilities utilizing mechanical knowledge
• Honest and trustworthy
• Respectful
• Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Flexible
• Demonstrate sound work ethics
• Results oriented
• Customer centric

Nice To Haves

• ERP proficiency level 4
• Read and Interpret Drawings proficiency level 4
• Microsoft Word proficiency level 4
• Microsoft Excel proficiency level 4
• Microsoft Outlook proficiency level 4
• MRP proficiency level 4

Responsibilities

• Manage day to day business relationships with suppliers
• Order materials and communicate demand/volume/delivery requirements
• Resolve supplier issues and follow up on backorders
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of purchase orders
• Research items for price and verification of specifications
• Source materials and suppliers
• Negotiate contracts to obtain material from suppliers at lowest cost consistent with consideration of quality, lead time and reliability of source
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure continuity of inventory receipts and services that meet quality, service, delivery and price performance standards
• Recommend changes to supplier base as well as supplier consolidation
• Prepare and follow up on orders to expedite delivery
• Resolve shipping/receiving and invoice discrepancies
• Verify invoices, handle repair and returns, and expedite items on Customer Back order list and overdue variance list
• Participate in continuous improvement activities
• Participate in vendor qualification activities
• Arrange plant and building maintenance, source and purchase MRO items

Benefits

• Accrue 80 Hours of Paid Time Off during your first year of employment
• 10 Paid Holidays per year
• 401(k) match of $0.50 for every $1.00 you contribute up to 6% of your salary
• Merit bonus after completion of the audit at the end of the fiscal year
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free Short and Long Term Disability after 90 days of employment
• Free Life Insurance – 2 times your annual salary
• Company Events
• Free employee medical and dental coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level