Job Title:  Buyer II

Job Purpose

 The Buyer II ensures an uninterrupted supply of quality materials that meet targets for cost, inventory, and supplier management goals. Coordinate’s activities involved with procuring goods and services, such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, and advertising, in a timely and cost-effective manner. Maintains professional relationships with vendors, production personnel, and corporate purchasing representative in a time urgent, demanding position.  Generates purchase orders to support scheduled production activities; coordinates materials and production to meet customer demand. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

⦁    Maintain accuracy in BaaN for demand and item master.  
⦁    Adheres to purchasing policies, processes and procedures.
⦁    Uses knowledge of material planning and engineering processes and procedures to coordinate  

      product deliveries.
⦁    Maintain proper inventory levels for each part at all times in order to fill customer orders.
⦁    Identify part shortages and expedite.
⦁    Maintains strategic relationships with suppliers.
⦁    Constantly monitor inventory levels, production scheduling demand and execute to the MRP or BaaN

      exception messages.
⦁    Verify demand, generate purchase orders, and compare standard cost to the actual pricing.
⦁    Plans and analyses inventory levels by verifying available on hand stock.
⦁    Generate system purchase orders and verify confirmation from.
⦁    Expedites material from suppliers to meet the customer needs.
⦁    Verifies receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered and resolves shipment

      discrepancies from suppliers.
⦁    Manages optimal inventory levels and develops a “plan for every part” to increase material  

      availability and increase inventory turns.
⦁    Maintains Purchase Order information accessible by sorting and filing documents by supplier and

      date.
⦁    Develops / Implements an efficient and accurate system for monitoring all Open Purchase Orders.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Qualifications

Must have an Associate degree in Business or related field from an accredited institution and minimum of (2) three years of work experience in Purchasing and/or Material Planning Management (preferably in manufacturing)

-OR- 

Must have a minimum (6) six years of direct Purchasing experience in a manufacturing setting. 

General Job Requirements