NPI Buyer

Grayhill•La Grange, IL

10d•$61,000 - $105,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Grayhill designs and manufactures intuitive human interface solutions that make life simpler, safer and more efficient. Standard products include optical encoders, rotary switches, keypads, joysticks, displays, touchscreens and pushbuttons. Theseponents are sold to thousands of customers around the globe. Grayhill also incorporates these standard products into control panels to support a range of major customers in the Healthcare, Agriculture, Construction Equipment and Military markets. Our headquarters are in LaGrange, IL with manufacturing facilities located in McCook and Carpentersville IL, Iola WI and Shenzhen China. We offer opportunities for talented professionals seeking challenging careers with a proven industry leader. Are You Ready to Grow With Us? Summary Coordinates activities involved with procuring goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, and advertising, foranization by performing the following duties.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university
Three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalentbination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Issue RFQ's and place Purchase Orders for tools, samples, and material, to meet the needs of NPI and Transfer projects.
Process Engineering Change Notices
Create and manage PPAP cases when required or requested.
Maintain SAP data as needed for NPI and Transfer Projects.
Document standard cost variances
Communicate Standard Cost information to Accounting and update as needed or required.
Approve invoice exception payments based onpletion of Purchase Order.
Participate in Project Meetings when appropriate or as needed.
Work with Project Managers, Commodity Managers, Engineering, SQE and Suppliers to ensure Parts are ordered and delivered in a timely fashion and meet quality and price expectations.
Update PO information on the Grayhill planning system and notify schedulers, project managers, as well as suppliers of modifications.
Determine priorities for supplier deliveries based on project needs and supplier capabilities.
Expedite parts and prioritize with suppliers based on project needs
Arrange special transportation involving urgent requirements.
Provide suppliers with updated project information as appropriate.
Assist in reducing expenses by soliciting and sharing supplier rmendations for product improvement.
Procure Maintenance, Repair and Operating Supplies through Requisition Conversion as assigned.
Supports Procurement team as needed or assigned.
Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with Quality Control, users, vendors and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action and/or process RMAs.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Generous PTO
Competitive 401K and Company Match
Health and Dental insurance in addition to vision, life and disability
Comprehensive Health Insurance; medical, dental, prescription, and vision starting on day one.
Generous Paid Time Off
401(K) match up to 4% of salary
Hybrid work model allowing 4 days a month remote
Tuition Reimbursement
Collaboration Space featuring ping pong, foosball, board games, and more...
10pany paid holidays
Optional gap insurance coverages
Company paid disability, parental leave, and basic group life
24/7 Employee Assistance Program
Cateredpany events - to pause and celebrate the wins!