Buyer
Cincinnati, OH
Full Time
Supply Chain
Mid Level
Company: Confidential
Position: Buyer
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Job Summary:
The Buyer will assist and participate in the purchase of raw materials, tools, packaging materials, parts, services, and/or supplies, and ensure quality, delivery, and specification requirements at the lowest possible cost.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Physical Requirements:
Position: Buyer
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Job Summary:
The Buyer will assist and participate in the purchase of raw materials, tools, packaging materials, parts, services, and/or supplies, and ensure quality, delivery, and specification requirements at the lowest possible cost.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None.
- Issue all purchase orders for commodities within responsibility, and monitor open purchase orders within ERP system
- Verify that all orders have been properly acknowledged by the vendor, and update records consistently in ERP system
- Follow up with the vendor on all past due orders
- Source the best products for the best price from a reliable vendor
- Assure that the acquisition of all good or services will meet material requirements as well as specifications
- Track and maintain proper levels of stocked inventory
- Provide Account Management with reliable material quotes
- Initiate and implement process improvement initiatives for department
- Handle any material needs for other Monti Inc. sites that have been assigned to you
- Assist in the returning of Rejected material to the vendor
- Evaluate procurement data and monitor key supply chain metrics
- Complete other duties as assigned by manager.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to cooperate with team members/leaders
- Strong people skills
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suites or related software
- Positive attitude, goal-oriented, and ability to work with minimal supervision
- Dependable, flexible, and ability to work in a fast paced, changing environment
- Ability to multi-task with excellent time management skills
- Bachelor’s degree in material management, business management or work equivalent
- Engineering and/or manufacturing background helpful
Physical Requirements:
- Uncontrolled environmental conditions: noise, dirt, dust, and mobile equipment
- Occasional lifting up to 15 lbs.
- Any combination of standing, bending, climbing, balancing, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, feeling, and walking 8 to 10 hours per day
- Ability to work up to 8-10 hour shifts and overtime as required by the work
- Use of all limbs, dexterous and steady use of hands and arms for long periods of time
- Simultaneously mental and muscular coordination, visual and audio awareness of surrounding area
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