Buyer

Schedule and purchase items to meet production needs, increase cost efficiencies and improve quality while developing close JIT delivery relationships with vendors.

RESPONSIBILITIES - Primary

• Apply the purchasing site strategy on his/her commodities to purchase at the best cost, quality, and lead time to meet our customer's goals.
• Schedule/Review requirements using MRP.
• Develop sound working relationships with vendors. Negotiate, place, and expedite "one time" and "blanket" purchase orders. Visit vendors.
• Responsible for his/her vendor panel S/Q/C/D performance. Research and validate new suppliers.
• Work with the Engineering project teams to support product/system development.
• Evaluate the vendor performance and define corrective actions.
• Research new/alternative sources; analyze cost efficiencies.
• Maintain planning information/lead-times on MRP/new stock requests.
• Identify and rectify cycle count problems.
• Dispense rejected materials expeditiously
• Assist members of Corporate Purchasing as needed; suggest workflow improvements in-house and at supplier sites.
• Keep informed of market trends through trade journals.
• Process service orders
• Ship service orders (OB, packing slip, labels)
• Process credits
• Process credit card transactions
• Issue RMA/s

RESPONSIBILITIES - Safety

• To help ensure that all our employees are going home safely at the end of their working day.

RESPONSIBILITIES - Quality

• To ensure Oak Ridge Standard of Excellence which includes quality is incorporated into every product we produce.
• Will adhere to all quality requirements that is inside of the Quality Management system.

RESPONSIBILITIES - Corporate / Site

• Follow all company policies and procedures, including but not limited to Global Code of Business Principles, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, Operational Framework
• To be part of and to promote Oak Ridge Standard of Excellence which incorporates high standard of ethical behavior, to promote a culture of honesty and integrity, and one-team culture.
• All employees are expected to follow government and corporate laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• None

EDUCATION

• Associates degree in a business field or 2 years of college business courses such as finance or accounting.

EXPERIENCE

• 3-4 years purchasing experience for a manufacturing company. Minimum 2 years handling purchasing for mechanical applications.
• Must have a sound knowledge of purchasing procedures and fundamentals. Must be able to analyze purchasing requirements for mechanical applications.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent communication skills and team skills.
• Strong vendor research and negotiation skills.
• Solid working knowledge of MRP, JIT and SAP.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex technical data including blueprints.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, meet deadlines and to work independently in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Should be proficient in Excel, Word.
• Should have good internet and email knowledge to be used for communicating and research.
• Some traveling required to audit new and existing vendors, search for new vendors, and to attend trade shows.
• Familiar with ISO 9001 doctrines.
• Strong technical background in mechanical applications.
• NAPM membership preferred.
• APICS membership preferred.
• Technical background in electronics is preferred.
• Overall understanding of a manufacturing company's operations.
• Must have a sound knowledge of purchasing procedures and fundamentals.
• Must be able to analyze purchasing requirements for mechanical applications.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk 2-4 hours at a time throughout 8-hour workday
• Required ability to use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone
• Verbal and Listening Skills required
• Frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds

Job Candidate Privacy Notice

• 3-4 years purchasing experience for a manufacturing company. Minimum 2 years handling purchasing for mechanical applications.

• Associates or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)