Operational Buyer

STOW Group•Adairsville, GA

20d•Onsite

About The Position

As Operational Buyer you will make sure relations with suppliers are good and all needed items for production (steel, painting powder...) and needed items for customer deliveries (footplates, protectors, rowspacers...) are ordered/called off on time. You will follow-up on deliveries with suppliers to confirm items are delivered on time.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience in Supply Chain, Materials Management and/or Purchasing
Ability to analyze numerical data to identify trends, generate actionable insights and support evidence-based decision making
Ability to act in a fast-moving environment
Proven experience contributing to process improvement
Software expertise with SAP or similar business intelligence tools
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Excel

Responsibilities

Confirm and manage stock levels of raw materials and material requirements for production, and call off materials in time
Order purchased goods in-line with category strategies while selecting vendors within outlined available pricing
Manage outstanding purchase orders to update delivery dates as demand requires
Convert purchase requisitions into purchase orders and follow up delivery of orders according to requested delivery date
Manage daily relationship between the factory and its suppliers
Provide input on supplier performance (delivery, quality, …) to central category managers for regular supplier evaluation
Solve potential invoice blocks due to quantity or price discrepancies