Industrial Purchasing Buyer

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILIES:

• Purchases raw materials, specialized equipment, fabricated parts, tools, miscellaneous parts and other supplies and components used to build machinery utilizing manufacturing engineering drawings.
• Confers with Engineering department regarding drawings and BOM's.
• Confers with vendors in a professional manner to obtain product or service information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.
• Evaluates suppliers based on a lean manufacturing schedule, making certain the supplier is capable of delivering the desired goods or services on time, in the correct quantities without sacrificing quality.
• Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
• Prepares purchase orders or bid requests.
• Can assist in product development to provide parts forecasting, material availability and cost, in addition to suitability for the items intended purpose.
• Maintains computerized procurement records, such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
• May expedite delivery of goods if necessary.
• Performs purchase order entries, material planning, supplier development, expediting and invoice processing.
• Expediting of purchase orders for components, supplies and materials.
• Establishing new vendors for cost savings and performance improvement.
• Initiate any cost reduction measures of any purchased items.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required, or assigned by the senior management of FMF
• Interact with the accounting department regarding invoice discrepancies, down payment requirements and new supplier paperwork.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• High School diploma.
• 8-10 years purchasing experience.
• Ability to comprehend and read engineering drawings.
• Ability to adjust and change priorities as needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Extensive computer skills required including proficiency in Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet applications.