Senior Electrical Buyer

JBT Marel•Chalfont, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

At JBT Marel, the Senior Electrical Buyer leads complex buying and planning activities for high-impact product families and serves as a technical escalation point. The role reports directly to the Director of Supply Chain and is performed onsite, with minimal travel required. Vendor visits may be needed to address pricing, quality, or delivery issues. The buyer supports production and customer requirements through procurement, vendor management, inventory planning, and coordination with Engineering, Production, Accounting, and other departments. JBT Marel describes its purpose as transforming the future of food and highlights its values of collaboration, integrity, excellence, and innovation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) or equivalent from a four-year college; or five to seven years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret technical specifications, engineering drawings, bills of material, business and professional publications, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from vendors, groups of managers, other departments, and customers.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume, and apply basic algebra and geometry.
Hands-on experience with Syteline or a comparable ERP system.
Ability to readily distinguish a machined part from a fabricated, welded, and commercial part.
Previous manufacturing or OEM experience.

Nice To Haves

MS Access database knowledge.

Responsibilities

Review purchase requisitions and MRP reports, and purchase goods or services when technical or commercial risk is present.
Determine which goods and services should be purchased based on purchase requisitions or other authorization.
Obtain quotations from vendors.
Review and maintain delivery lead times, reorder levels, safety stock, and related planning information.
Assess vendors’ ability to supply or manufacture materials in the required quality and quantities to meet delivery schedules.
Negotiate and execute contracts for the purchase of goods and services.
Develop, assess, select, and manage high-quality vendors.
Develop and qualify new supply and vendor sources, and determine when new vendors are needed because of inconsistent goods, poor service, or delivery times.
Support Production with material-flow issues to meet production schedules and customer requirements.
Coordinate with Engineering and the Production Manager on planning and supplying materials for customer orders and projected shipments.
Coordinate purchasing activities with other departments to establish and maintain inventory levels.
Formulate and implement quality and delivery improvement strategies.
Expedite orders; reconcile invoices with Accounting; process and resolve vendor non-conformance issues and returns; and maintain purchase orders, correspondence, procurement files, and databases.