Buyer
Summary
| Title: | Buyer |
|---|---|
| ID: | 2399 |
| Department: | Supply Chain |
| Location: | Buffalo, NY |
Description
The Buyer position is a key role within our strategic plan for global Supply Chain management. Excellent organizational skills, ability to balance short term priorities and analytical skills are a necessity. Key objectives will be achieving/improving/exceeding targeted customer service levels, balancing inventory levels and targets, and managing supply and demand within the supply chain in support of a mixed-mode manufacturing operation using established Purchasing Policies and Procedures.
Essential Job Functions:
Salary Range for this position is $60,000-90,000 dependent on experience.
Essential Job Functions:
- Analyze Bills of Material, routings, and demand. Work within mainframe environment to enter purchase orders, make inquiries/ decisions regarding inventory, historical records, etc.
- Proactive approach to maintaining a high level of service to internal and external customers.
- React to the increase variation from forecast and/or customer demand to take the appropriate actions within the supply chain.
- Ensure on time delivery of purchases and communicate/ resolve quality issues and other supplier performance problems.
- Maintain Master Supplier Files, including Supplier Scorecards for “A” level suppliers.
- Maximize inventory turns and minimize inventory carrying cost while maintaining customer expectations.
- Provide Customer Service with valid available to promise dates.
- Support ERP projects for data clean up, implementation, and sustainment.
- Interact with the Production Team and Planners to ensure that production schedules can be executed in the planned time frame regarding capacity and material availability.
- As necessary, manage change within time fences, (due to emergency production concerns, expedites, equipment, problems, etc.)
- May plan requirements for assigned area of responsibility, in keeping with company goals, policies and procedures.
- Special Projects centered around data integrity and continuous improvements as determined by manager.
- Four-year College Degree or minimum of 3 years of related business experience
- Demonstrated commitment to working with TQM, ISO 9000, and GMP’s
- C.P.M. or APICS certification preferred
- Oracle Experience is preferred
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills, team player, results oriented in a fast-paced environment
Salary Range for this position is $60,000-90,000 dependent on experience.
This opening is closed and is no longer accepting applications
