Buyer

The Buyer is responsible for procuring materials, equipment, supplies, or services. This role coordinates purchases from direct manufacturers or vendors and is accountable for ensuring specific operational needs are met, considering quality, price, expediency of delivery, and continuity of supply.

Essential Functions

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with partners, suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers.
• Review and plan materials forecasting and usage and ensure supplier understanding of PO requirements for long-term product availability.
• Prepare and submit the required documentation to establish credit terms with vendors and contractors.
• Monitor and track the quality of service provided and supplier performance, driving improvements in timely delivery, quality conformance, and compliance.
• Compose POs, verify availability, coordinate delivery dates, monitor shipments and back orders, expedite deliveries, and communicate status and ETAs to the team and partners to support target production dates.
• Maintain and update procurement data in the ERP system
• Ensure sufficient stock quantities are maintained to support demands.
• Assess the life of inventory (regular, aging, excess, EOL, and prepare reports to upper management regularly.
• Maintain cross-functional communication to ensure awareness of material additions, changes in specifications, and supplier changes.
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Suggest improved ways of working, introducing new processes or revising existing ones in support of key priorities.
• Resolve vendor returns, cost recovery, and replacements.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, engineering, or similar field; or a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in procurement
• Demonstrated experience buying domestically and internationally, including knowledge of buying strategies, supplier relations, and cost control
• Demonstrated experience in demand forecasting techniques
• Strong mathematical skills, including the ability to work with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals to accurately produce inventory forecasts
• Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills to secure favorable terms and foster collaboration.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proven ability to analyze and present findings in a clear and cohesive manner.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Strong knowledge of planning/procurement ERP system modules
• Process-oriented with a strong drive for continuous improvement
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Verbal & Written Fluency: full business language fluency, including correct spelling and grammar.

Preferred Requirements

• Strong knowledge of ERP systems such as Infor LN 10.7
• CPSM, APICS, or other procurement/supply chain certification
• Strong knowledge of INCO terms
• Experience in a matrix organization
• Experience in product and supplier qualification processes and procedures

Physical Requirements

• This position requires minimal physical activity but does require computer usage for an extended period – up to 8 hours.
• No unusual environmental, lifting or exertion requirements are associated with this position.
• This position may require occasional wearing of safety glasses, gloves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes.

Benefits and Compensation

The pay range for applicants in this position generally ranges between $75,000 and $85,000. The range is an estimate based on potential employee qualification operations, needs, and other considerations permitted by law.

In addition to career advancement and growth, continuous training, and mentoring opportunities, Stonhard offers an excellent comprehensive health plan and financial benefits program including but not limited to, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) with company match, Company Pension Plan and Stock Purchase Plans.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.