North America Materials Buyer

PACCAR•Kirkland, WA

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

PACCAR is currently seeking a Buyer to join our North America Materials team. This position is available to be located in Kirkland, WA or Denton, TX. The Buyer will place orders with suppliers for production material to be used in the assembly of trucks at four manufacturing plants. This role requires close collaboration with Purchasing, Engineering, Suppliers, and other cross-functional teams to ensure material arrives at the plants according to guidelines. The Buyer will determine production requirements for assigned groupings of manufactured or purchased parts, issue purchase and/or manual orders to suppliers to meet manufacturing schedules, and maintain proper inventory levels. This position involves navigating material planning issues, hosting conference calls with internal and external personnel to resolve supply chain disruptions and EDI discrepancies, and planning/coordinating the introduction of new parts and reduction of current inventory. The Buyer will also forecast orders during times of low visibility, negotiate delivery and expediting charges, and serve as a focal point for supplier management, monitoring supplier quality, service, and delivery. Communication and escalation of issues to Materials Planner and Senior Leadership is crucial. The role involves providing allocations for highly constrained material, resolving difficult supply chain and material planning situations independently, and initiating/establishing EDI programs. The Buyer will also negotiate packaging and program charges, establish and improve JIT and material flow programs, review inventory levels for excess/surplus/obsolete accumulations, and coordinate special projects. Up to 10% travel can be expected.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
1-2 years of experience required.

Nice To Haves

APICS certification in one or more of the following disciplines is preferred: CPIM, CIRM, and CSCP.
Experience with Kanban and “Lean Material Handling” is preferred.
Team player with excellent leadership, technical and communication skills.
Competency in the use of personal computer software including word processing, excel, access databases and Tableau.
Candidates should have a willingness to grow personally and professionally and be results oriented.

Responsibilities

Place orders with suppliers for production material to be used in the assembly of trucks at four manufacturing plants.
Work closely with Purchasing, Engineering, Suppliers, and other cross-functional teams to ensure that all material arrives at the plants according to guidelines.
Determine production requirements for assigned groupings of manufactured or purchased parts.
Issue purchase and/or manual orders to suppliers to meet manufacturing schedules and maintain proper inventory levels and navigate material planning issues.
Host conference calls with internal and external personnel to resolve supply chain disruptions and EDI discrepancies.
Plan and coordinate introduction of new parts and reduce current inventory in conjunction with Plant/Division Engineering, Materials and Purchasing personnel, Marketing, and Assembly.
Forecast orders during times of low visibility utilizing various reporting.
Negotiate delivery, expediting, or other special charges with and suppliers.
Serve as a focal point for Materials’ supplier management, monitor supplier quality, service, and delivery issues.
Communicate and escalate issues, information, and resolution to Materials Planner at the plant(s) and/or Corporate Commodity Manager, Directors, and Senior Leadership.
Provide allocations for highly constrained material across multiple production facilities to prevent impacts to production.
Work independently to resolve difficult supply chain and material planning situations.
Initiate and establish EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) programs in cooperation with Materials Planners at the plants, PACCAR MIS and Kenworth suppliers.
Maintain EDI working set for use by Kenworth & Peterbilt suppliers and plant planners.
Negotiate packaging, sub-assembly, and program charges with suppliers.
Establish and improve JIT (Just-in-Time) and material flow improvement programs with Assembly, Accounting, Materials, and suppliers.
Review inventory levels for excess, surplus, or obsolete accumulations and initiate or recommend disposal.
Coordinate special projects/programs as required.

Benefits

401k with up to a 5% company match
Fully funded pension plan that provides monthly benefits after retirement
Comprehensive paid time off – minimum of 10 paid vacation days (additional days are provided with additional seniority/years of service), 12 paid holidays, and sick time
Tuition reimbursement for continued education
Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family
Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
Paid short- and long-term disability programs
Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
EAP services including wellness plans, estate planning, financial counseling and more
Holiday gift