Buyer
Curt G. Joa, Inc., 100 Crocker Avenue, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, United States of America
Req #271
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
This role is critical in the optimization of the use of company assets in the acquisition of assigned goods and services.
Job Responsibilities & Essential Functions of the Job:
- Manages MRP demand system, consolidates requirements, develops suitable method of ordering, and follows up to meet production demands.
- Enter all purchasing information on the system including vendor information, purchase orders, pricing, supplier acknowledgement response, and inventory information.
- Generate effective communications, good relations, and a positive image with suppliers and coworkers, promoting courtesy, objectivity, and fairness.
- Manages MRP demand system, places orders, and expedites to meet production demands.
- Contact suppliers inquiring about deliveries, informing them of schedule changes, and reporting potential problems to the manager.
- Prepare new item numbers, specifications, and proper vendor selection in cooperation with engineering specifications
- Gain familiarity with the end use of assigned commodities, leading to the possibility of alternative materials or specifications.
- Develops useful reports pertinent to the supply chain function.
- Monitors designated item inventory for adherence to appropriate approved levels and determines disposition of surplus material, scrap, or other excess material by transfer, usage, or sale.
- Develops, creates, and tracks product rejects, communicates results to suppliers, and to appropriate internal departments, and arranges for disposition of the defective material.
- Develop objectives in concert with supply chain management team goals and monitors daily application of the purchasing procedures for compliance.
- Recommends changes as appropriate to purchasing management in policies and procedures that enhance the purchasing activity or accomplishment of the core business.
- Acts as liaison between production group, Engineering, and customer services in providing timely product delivery.
- Investigates and resolves pricing discrepancies and variances between (1) purchase order and acknowledgement (2) purchase order and invoice (3) and invoice and standard cost.
- Updates pricing and delivery on Purchase Orders from order acknowledgements, advising project management of any delivery schedule changes that will adversely affect the project plan.
- Must be able to collaborate with others (including in person) to proactively develop solutions.
Occasional Job Responsibilities:
- Issues raw materials.
- Participates in data entry of cycle counts for raw material.
- Perform some clerical duties as directed.
Job Requirements:
- Requires education generally equivalent to an Associate’s degree in supply chain, business or a related discipline
- 1-2 years of experience, or equivalent training and experience.
- Requires strong negotiation skills in dealings with vendors.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite applications, and ERP systems desirable.
- Requires excellent written and oral communication skills to effectively work with others.
Requires mathematical skills that require the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide
Other details
- Pay Type Hourly
- Travel Required Yes
- Travel % 5
- Telecommute % 0
- Required Education Associate Degree
- Curt G. Joa, Inc., 100 Crocker Avenue, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, United States of America