MRP Buyer

WEG • Wausau, WI

8d

About The Position

The MRP Buyer purchases materials, components, supplies, tooling, and services according to production requirements and company policies. The role reviews material requirements, requisitions, forecasts, inventory, and production schedules; creates and maintains purchase orders; confirms commercial terms; and monitors supplier deliveries. It works with internal teams and suppliers to resolve material, schedule, quality, and purchasing issues.

The position also sources and evaluates suppliers, obtains and compares quotations, negotiates within established authority, and supports supplier onboarding, qualification, performance reviews, and corrective actions. It maintains purchasing and supplier records, resolves order and invoice discrepancies, supports inventory optimization and cost-reduction efforts, and helps ensure purchased materials meet specifications and applicable requirements. Additional activities include supporting engineering changes and new-product introductions, tracking supplier metrics, participating in supplier reviews and improvement activities, and supporting material-availability risk management. The role follows purchasing policies, ethical sourcing requirements, export controls, and applicable laws and regulations, and performs other related duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Purchase materials, components, supplies, tooling, and services according to production requirements and company policies.
• Review material requirements, purchase requisitions, forecasts, inventory levels, and production schedules.
• Create, issue, and maintain purchase orders in ERP or purchasing systems.
• Confirm supplier pricing, lead times, quantities, delivery dates, payment terms, and other commercial conditions.
• Monitor open purchase orders and follow up with suppliers about delivery status, changes, shortages, and delays.
• Coordinate with internal teams to address material shortages, schedule changes, quality concerns, and supplier issues.
• Source and evaluate suppliers based on quality, cost, delivery, capacity, service, and overall performance.
• Obtain quotations, compare proposals, and support supplier selection and award decisions.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery, minimum order quantities, payment terms, and other commercial conditions within established authority.
• Support supplier onboarding, qualification, performance reviews, and corrective-action activities.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records, supplier information, pricing agreements, and material data.
• Review and resolve purchase-order discrepancies, invoice issues, receiving variances, and pricing differences.
• Support inventory optimization by reviewing order quantities, safety stock, lot sizes, lead times, and obsolete or excess materials.
• Assist with cost-reduction, value-analysis, standardization, and supplier-development initiatives.
• Ensure purchased materials meet specifications, drawings, quality requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Support engineering changes, new-product introductions, alternate sourcing, and product transfers.
• Track and report supplier performance metrics, including on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, and cost performance.
• Participate in supplier meetings, business reviews, audits, and improvement activities.
• Support risk-management and business-continuity activities related to material availability and supplier capacity.
• Follow company purchasing policies, ethical sourcing requirements, export controls, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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