Job Summary

This position responds to the various internal departments such as production, R&D, maintenance, customer service, sales and administration, and formats those requisitions into purchase orders. The Buyer will be responsible for researching eligible suppliers, negotiating good deals with suppliers, creating purchase orders and tracking systems to monitor on-time delivery metrics, alerting management when orders have been filled and invoices from vendors have been issued, answering vendor questions and providing them with additional order documentation as needed. The successful candidate for this position has experience in the manufacturing industry and strong understanding of supply chain management concepts including negotiating freight terms for best cost savings.

Responsibilities

• Search potential suppliers for raw materials, machinery, equipment and spare parts to meet business needs.
• Evaluate multiple suppliers based on the established criteria such as price, quality, speed of delivery and other factors to analyze pros and cons of each. 
• Participate in the establishment of purchasing criteria
• Communicate and negotiate with suppliers back and forth to determine best pricing that fits business needs and budget
• Understand the purchasing needs of other sections including but not limited to Production, R&D, Warehouse, Customer Service, Sales, Maintenance, etc., and respond timely
• Create and manage internal purchase requisition requirements and request for quotes from suppliers based on required specifications.
• Place orders to the selected suppliers
• Obtain accurate information relating to shipment dates and expected date of delivery
• Monitor scheduled shipment dates to ensure timely delivery and expedite as needed.
• Develop an efficient and accurate system for monitoring all open purchase orders
• Deliver a weekly or bi-weekly purchase order report to management that indicates the supplier invoice number for all closed purchase orders
• Work with the inventory management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned purchase orders and report any back-ordered or missing products
• Assist the Production and Warehouse management team with maintaining proper inventory levels of materials used on a regular basis
• Establish reliable lines of contact with plant management team to ensure that all purchase orders are accurate
• Track repeated purchased items on monthly basis to analyze and forecast the price trend
• Other tasks as required

Requirements

• College degree or above is preferred but will consider equivalent work experience.
• 3 years or more of direct purchasing experience preferred
• Knowledge of Chemical and/or plastics raw material supply and logistics
• High sense of urgency, and comfortable in a fast-pace environment
• Impeccable attention to detail
• Strong negotiation skills both domestically and international
• Good math and logic thinking skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point)