Purchasing Agent

Custom Building Products•Stockton, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Custom Building Products is seeking a Purchasing Agent to support operations at one of its facilities in Stockton, California, or Las Vegas, Nevada. The assigned location will depend on the selected candidate’s qualifications and geographic location. The role handles purchasing transactions for chemicals, raw materials, packaging, and expense items, expedites orders, and assists with special projects. The Purchasing Agent places and manages orders for raw materials, packaging, and finished goods for manufacturing and regional facilities. The role coordinates with suppliers, toll manufacturers, carriers, receiving, accounts payable, and the Central Traffic Department; monitors and reconciles inventory; resolves purchasing and inventory issues; evaluates freight and shipping options; and supports new product launches and production changes. Custom Building Products is a high-volume manufacturer of stone and tile installation and beautification products. The company emphasizes safe productivity, employee growth, continual improvement, hands-on training, and quality products and services.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in a purchasing or supply chain position, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
Good computer skills in Office applications; strong Excel skills are required.
Familiarity with blanket order purchasing.
Good analytical skills and the ability to change course quickly as demand fluctuates.

Nice To Haves

A four-year degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field is preferred.
Previous experience purchasing powder and liquid raw materials and chemicals is preferred.
Experience managing inventory and purchases for multiple locations is helpful.
CPIM, APICS, or CPM background or certification is helpful.
Previous experience using JD Edwards is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

Place purchase orders for raw materials to support manufacturing requirements.
Manage orders for long-lead-time raw materials from U.S. and overseas suppliers for Western Region plants.
Order raw materials for drop shipment to toll manufacturing suppliers as part of the monthly replenishment cycle.
Review usage changes and adjust purchase reorder points and fixed order quantities as needed.
Evaluate freight options to select cost-effective transportation methods.
Manage Formula Change Notices, respond to affected raw-material usage changes, and initiate orders for new materials.
Coordinate locally purchased raw materials through the Central Traffic Department to maximize company-fleet inbound deliveries and minimize outside freight carriers.
Resolve receipt and payment issues with Receiving and Accounts Payable to ensure timely vendor payment and discrepancy resolution.
Perform semi-annual standard-cost updates that account for inbound freight and landed cost.
Order assigned raw materials and packaging for other Western Region manufacturing plants.
Purchase new raw materials for new production launches and other assigned materials as required.
Process and reconcile month-end inventories for selected plants and toll-vendor locations.
Review regional warehouse inventory and order domestically produced finished goods for shipment to other Western U.S. plant locations.
Place orders with toll manufacturers to support monthly purchase volumes for make-to-stock and make-to-order SKUs.
Disaggregate monthly toll production volumes and arrange split shipments to multiple U.S. warehouses, providing shipment directions to toll manufacturers.
Coordinate pickups between carriers and toll manufacturers to keep shipments on schedule.
Conduct periodic inventory audits of company-owned materials at toll manufacturing locations and investigate and resolve discrepancies.
Purchase overseas-sourced finished goods for new production launches and established product sales.
Analyze volume and inventory to optimize shipping methods for overseas-sourced items.
Expedite orders and assist with special projects.