Buyer

Will manage the overall purchasing function for production products, services, MRO and assist in the new product process; interact with groups such as engineering, sales, manufacturing, and accounting.

• Outsourcing/supplier consolidation
• Contract negotiation and cost reduction activities.
• Overseeing purchasing of supplies and raw materials to support the business
• Create safety stock levels based on input from scheduling to supply manufacturing with material timely.
• Overall vendor management; creation of new suppliers and updating existing supplier portfolio.
• Subcontract management- including assessing supplier capabilities; knowledge of design review process; knowledge of rubber manufacturing services and process flow; knowledge of required documentation and deliverables required to build product.
• Ability to interface with engineering and documentation control.
• Item creation, assignment of Inventory, COGS and Sales accounts responsibility
• Management of price adjustments/timing in 4th shift
• Other duties as assigned by Business Support Manager

• Strong business acumen, with experience in Lean Manufacturing techniques.
• 5 Plus years’ experience in purchasing field (preferably chemicals)
• Experience with MRP systems
• Microsoft Office
• Inventory management
• Organizational skills
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Negotiation skills
• Multi-tasking skills
• Self-Starter

High School or equivalent / Bachelors a plus; A.P.P. (Applied Purchasing Practitioner), or C.P.M. (Certified Purchasing Manager) a plus.