Procurement Buyer

Summary:

The Procurement Buyer will be responsible for planning and procurement of production materials, maintaining inventory and replenishment levels, managing supplier relationships, and coordinating with all internal departments for order placement and follow-up.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing activities related to procurement and acquisition of production materials to support company goals for quality, optimum cost, and delivery.
• Evaluate order messages from the Purchasing System and prepare purchase orders (POs) to meet production/forecast demand.
• Work closely with management to ensure accurate and timely delivery of orders, including reporting any back ordered or missing products.
• Maintain positive relationships with suppliers to ensure timely delivery, expedited orders, deferrals, and cancellations.
• Analyze supplier quotes, recommend alternative suppliers when appropriate, monitor pricing, and initiate cost improvement programs.
• Develop and maintain processes within and across departments to provide a reliable storeroom of critical spare parts.
• Work with Receiving, Accounting, and suppliers to resolve receiving, invoicing, and PO pricing discrepancies.
• Place purchase orders (POs) for internal departments based on approved purchase requisitions.
• Assist the Supply Chain Manager by maintaining inventory levels and ensuring that necessary materials are always available.
• Maintain material, supplier, and planning system data in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System, IFS.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery, and lead time with suppliers.
• Perform other duties as needed and assigned.