Supply Chain Buyer - Centralia

Rogers Machinery Company • Centralia, WA

25d • Onsite

About The Position

Rogers is seeking an organized individual with a Business or Supply Chain background to join our team as a Supply Chain Buyer. In this role, you will manage and maintain the entire planning and purchase-to-pay process for assigned suppliers. This position may also require some customer service activities related to parts sales. This position has advancement opportunities and may include additional responsibilities as the company grows.

Requirements

• Agile collaborator who will work to build and support the strongest possible team and will aid others on the team when help is needed.
• Negotiation skills to work with suppliers for best pricing.
• Ability to read and interpret documents, such as, BOM, SDS, SOP, Parts Manuals and invoices.
• Detailed communication and experience with managing the correct sense of urgency.
• Organized planning with an ability to think critically.
• Professional customer service.
• Effective negotiation strategy.
• Working knowledge of MS office products.
• Prior LEAN and ERP systems know-how.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work well under pressure with short deadlines.
• Multi-tasking talent.
• Inventory reduction experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field preferred or a combination of education and related experience.
• 1 to 3 years of prior buying experience.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge in mechanical, plumbing and/or electrical trades.
• Prior customer service experience.
• Smartsheet prior usage.
• Being able to reason and solve practical problems while dealing with a variety of issues.
• Experience with problem definition, data collection, facts establishment, and conclusion/solution development as part of a root cause and corrective action methodology.

Responsibilities

• Manage all Buyer assigned purchase order demand based on thorough planning review and validation of ERP signals, the most current production priorities, safety stock or min/max levels needing attention, and any special purchasing direction from management.
• Responsibly manage purchase order acknowledgements from the Supply Chain and make sure that these supplier confirmations are reflected properly and timely inside the ERP system.
• Daily management of ERP shortage lists and will work to find the most effective and quick solutions to solve those shortages.
• Conducts second sourcing research, bidding, approval, and implementation.
• Maintain the correlation triangle between purchase order data, supplier invoice data, and supplier packing slip data ensuring all data matches between the three and will coordinate needed corrections when there is not a match while collaborating with RMC Receiving and RMC Accounting.
• Implement an on-going search for cost reduction ideas and opportunities. The question of “how can I save the company money” should be part of every purchasing decision that is made.
• Work closely with production and engineering to effectively manage schedule revisions, component substitutions or obsolescence, and customer change requests which impact purchased parts.
• Regular review of inventory levels for the part numbers assigned and an ability to determine acceptable ways to reduce or reallocate inventory.
• For any Parts Sales activities within the department, these will be conducted with the highest sense of timely challenge resolution, proper order care, appropriate logistics care, all with a special focus on diplomacy and professionalism.
• Manage small individual departmental projects.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Follow and where needed generate SOPs.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with internal stakeholders, our suppliers, and our customers.
• Conduct all activities with the highest degree of ethics and honesty both internally at RMC and externally with our staff, our suppliers, and our customers.
• Provide urgent and appropriate communication with the correct staff when challenges arise.
• Participate in afterhours on-call program.
• Participate in cycle counts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, vision & life coverage
• profit sharing & 401k
• career training & growth support
• counseling, life coaching, financial planning, personal & professional support
• tuition reimbursement
• paid vacation and sick leave
• referral program
• flexible spending account
• legal aid
• voluntary additional benefits (accident, hospital, etc.)
• Health Insurance (medical and behavioral health)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account(s)
• Life Insurance
• Profit Share
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) and Roth Plans
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral Program
• Professional Development Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mental Health Therapy and Coaching
• Legal Aid/ID Shield
• Financial Advisors
• Pet Insurance
• Ancillary Benefits such as: Critical Illness, Accident, Voluntary Life Plans, Short and Long Term Disability Plans etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree