Buyer / Planner

Purchasing Manager

Has delegated responsibility for determining vendors, negotiating price, placing orders, expediting orders and processing paperwork for stock, non-stock supplies and technical or engineering items including materials and services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials from vendors. Documents pricing and completes purchase order forms.
• Works with the current vendor base to understand their process, work together to improve quality, delivery and pricing and evaluates vendor performance.
• Deals with vendors in the development of new design items, according to complex and strict specifications.
• Follows up on back orders, expedites delivery of orders and makes special arrangements for delivery; communicates to the department the expected delivery date.
• Keeps abreast of market and product developments and interviews representatives for potential new sources of supply.
• Maintains the computer system on pricing and vendors to ensure accurate information.
• Substitutes for the other buyers during vacation or any absences.
• May represent the department in any meeting or activity where purchasing is involved or is an issue.
• Works under high level of supervisor.

Critical Competencies :

Education and Experience Requirements :

Physical Demand and Work Environment :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk, also must occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision ability required by this job are related to the use of computers including close vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. Overnight travel less than 10%.

The work environment is mostly in an office setting, occasionally maybe in a production setting or outside vendor's machine shops.