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Buyer
Posted: 01/02/2025
2025-01-02
2025-02-14
Employment Type:
Direct Hire
Industry: Other Area(s)
Job Number: 24993
Job Description
1st Shift
Are you looking to make a career change to a rapidly growing, stable, innovating company? This exciting opportunity as a Buyer offers a competitive salary plus an excellent benefits package including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, paid PTO etc. Does this position match your future career goals? Then this Buyer could be the right fit for you.
Job Responsibilities:
Job Qualifications:
Ask for: Sara
Job Id: 24993
Ajulia Executive Search is a New Jersey based Executive Search Firm specializing in retained searches in multiple sectors, including Manufacturing, Finance, IT, Legal, and Pharmaceutical. We have a nationwide client base and offer services in temporary and direct hire placements.
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Are you looking to make a career change to a rapidly growing, stable, innovating company? This exciting opportunity as a Buyer offers a competitive salary plus an excellent benefits package including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, paid PTO etc. Does this position match your future career goals? Then this Buyer could be the right fit for you.
Job Responsibilities:
- Supervise daily warehouse activities, including quality assurance, inventory control, space management, logistics, floor productivity, shipping, and customer service
- Foster and maintain mutual respect with suppliers and colleagues.
- Identify, select, and sustain high-quality suppliers, while assessing the performance of both new and existing vendors.
- Inform relevant departments of any changes in raw material parameters affecting operations, including price fluctuations, lead times, specification changes, or other relevant updates.
- Address communication issues, manufacturing process challenges, or delivery delays with suppliers as they arise. Visits to supplier locations for issue resolution are rare but may be required as directed by Leadership.
- Oversee purchase order volumes and inventory turnover in alignment with procurement strategy.
- Keep detailed and accurate records of issues and correspondence for each purchase order.
- Develop and issue requests for bids on high-cost, long-lead-time commodities to ensure optimal suppliers in terms of quality, price, delivery timelines, and technical expertise.
- Adjust purchase orders proactively to align with production schedule changes and reflect Make-to-Order/Just-in-Time manufacturing strategies.
- Maintain open communication channels between the Purchasing team and other organizational departments.
- Conduct cost analyses to identify savings opportunities and support cost reduction or profit improvement initiatives.
- Develop inventory management strategies for raw materials, addressing factors such as product life cycles, design updates, and chemical shelf life.
- Analyze cost fluctuations based on historical data, living cost adjustments, bill of materials, labor costs, and profit margins. Advocate against cost increases and negotiating reductions where feasible.
- Stay informed of all procurement-related laws, including the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), contract law, customs, duties, and related regulations.
- Document purchasing processes and maintain accurate data in company systems (e.g., Syspro), covering areas such as item setups, price schedules, supplier details, and MRP setups.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the Purchasing Manager.
Job Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Purchasing or related area
- Prior experience (4+ years) in Purchasing, Sourcing or Procurement.
- Requires the ability to understand and adhere to all laws pertaining to procurement and contracts.
- Strong negotiating and project management skills.
- Understanding of MRP concepts and ERP system functionality.
- Ability to work extra hours when necessary to handle spikes in workload and meet deadlines.
- ASCM Certification a plus.
Ask for: Sara
Job Id: 24993
Ajulia Executive Search is a New Jersey based Executive Search Firm specializing in retained searches in multiple sectors, including Manufacturing, Finance, IT, Legal, and Pharmaceutical. We have a nationwide client base and offer services in temporary and direct hire placements.
#ZR
#Monster
#Talroo
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