Sr. Buyer

Atkore•Dallas, TX

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Atkore is seeking a Sr. Buyer to be responsible for the procurement activities of the business unit. This role involves procuring the right products and materials at the optimal cost, quantity, and quality, ensuring timely delivery to achieve industry-leading customer service levels and inventory optimization.

Requirements

Minimum 7-10 years of experience in purchasing, supply chain management, materials planning, or related fields.
Advanced level Excel skills which include experience in creating Excel/Database files is required.
SQL query building experience preferred.
Experience with MRP or supply planning software such as SAP or JDE.
Experience in a Job-Shop manufacturing environment preferred.
Complete your Atkore immersion program.
Understand how your job will help deliver Atkore’s strategy.
Begin procurement and planning activities and responsibilities.
Gain an understanding of the training materials and procedures you own.
Provide and align on requirements for procurement and materials planning with plant leadership.
Identify and analyze key performance indicators and share insights around how we may improve the health of our supply chain.
Begin to drive SIOP and supply chain processes through direct interaction with internal and external stakeholders such as the Customer, Engineering, Production, Warehouse, and Suppliers.
Start teaching, influencing and sharing your supply chain management expertise with colleagues across the team, fostering continuous improvement.
Create standard work documents for procedures and processes.

Nice To Haves

SQL query building experience
Experience in a Job-Shop manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

Analyze purchase requisitions for accuracy and place purchase orders to meet requirements at competitive costs, quality, and lead-times.
Accountable for inventory days on hand for the business unit.
Ensure aligned inventory strategies are incorporated into updated supply plans.
Proactively communicate potential supply issues with material supply, while leading and coordinating issue resolution.
Develop ideas and strategies to improve procurement, planning, and operations efficiencies, aid in business performance enhancement, and work towards continuous improvement.
Initiate Kaizens as required.
Identify and manage excess and obsolete product with a continuous improvement approach to minimize future causes.
Solve process and Accounts Payable and Receiving Issues in a timely manner.
Lead internal supply and demand balancing meetings, helping to make decisions to drive the overall customer experience.
Significantly reduce materials costs and lead-times.
Create and update reports, training materials, and documentation.
Enable faster turnaround of product by managing large projects and building strong cost-reducing business relations with suppliers.