Site Materials Buyer
About The Position
Transco Rail Services, part of Marmon Holdings (backed by Berkshire Hathaway), is seeking a Materials Buyer to support site operations. This role ensures the timely procurement and availability of materials needed to keep production moving. It is ideal for a detail-oriented supply chain professional who enjoys cross-functional work, managing supplier relationships, and driving operational efficiency. The Materials Buyer will play a critical role in supporting production by planning, purchasing, and tracking materials while maintaining strong supplier relationships and inventory accuracy.
Requirements
- Associate's degree or equivalent experience
- 2-4 years of purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or operations environment
- Experience creating and managing purchase orders through ERP/MRP systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to monitor inventory requirements and support demand planning activities
- Experience communicating with suppliers and resolving delivery or quality issues
- Strong Microsoft Excel and reporting skills
- Excellent organizational and time-management abilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high accuracy and attention to detail
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field
- Experience in rail, manufacturing, heavy industrial, transportation, or maintenance environments
- Understanding of inventory management and material planning concepts
- Experience supporting cost reduction and supplier performance initiatives
Responsibilities
- Create and issue purchase orders to approved suppliers based on system demand
- Maintain accurate purchase order information, pricing, and delivery dates within ERP/MRP systems
- Coordinate material availability with site Materials Management and production teams
- Monitor supplier delivery performance and address shortages or delivery concerns
- Work with the Expediting team to resolve supplier issues and improve on-time delivery
- Support inventory optimization by utilizing existing stock and reducing excess inventory
- Challenge supplier lead times, cost increases, and delivery commitments when appropriate
- Escalate supplier quality, cost, and delivery concerns to Category Management
- Participate in cost savings and continuous improvement initiatives
- Generate daily, weekly, and monthly purchasing and inventory-related reports
- Assist with procurement audits and annual physical inventory activities
- Support resolution of supplier discrepancies, return authorizations, and data integrity issues
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k) with company match
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
