Senior Electrical Buyer

JBT Marel•Chalfont, PA

5d•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 the 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 resolve pricing, quality, or delivery issues. The position works with vendors and internal teams to source and purchase goods and services, manage inventory and delivery schedules, support production material flow, and improve supplier quality and delivery. It also handles procurement documentation, invoice reconciliation, order expediting, and non-conformance and return resolution. JBT Marel describes its purpose as transforming the future of food and its vision as becoming the global leader in food and beverage technology through customer partnership and sustainable innovation. The company emphasizes collaboration, integrity, excellence, innovation, inclusion, and employee development.

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, and bills of material, as well as general business periodicals, professional journals, 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 including discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume, and apply basic algebra and geometry concepts.
Hands-on experience with Syteline or a comparable ERP system.
Ability to distinguish a machined part from a fabricated, welded, and commercial part.
Previous manufacturing/OEM experience.

Nice To Haves

MS Access database knowledge.

Responsibilities

Review purchase requisitions and MRP reports, and purchase goods or services involving technical or commercial risk.
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 and meet delivery schedules.
Negotiate and execute contracts for the purchase of goods and services.
Develop, assess, select, and manage vendors; develop and qualify new supply and vendor sources; and determine when new vendors are needed due to inconsistent goods or poor service or delivery times.
Support Production with material flow issues to meet production schedules and customer requirements.
Interface with Engineering and the Production Manager to plan and supply 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; file purchase orders and correspondence; and maintain procurement files and databases.