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BENEFITS

Health, Dental & Vision
Prescription Drug Coverage
Employee Assistance Program
Group Life Insurance
Disability Insurance

Investment 401K Plan & Profit Sharing
Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Paid Vacation, Holidays & Winter Shutdown
Tuition Assistance Program
Employee Product Discounts
Service Awards

Scope – Under the direction of the Procurement Category Manager, the Buyer must be able to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment to ensure that assigned suppliers exceed S&W standards for quality, delivery and price. The buyer will maintain purchase orders and delivery schedule on the company ERP system.

The job requires daily interaction with suppliers assigned to specific commodity groups to resolve any issue affecting S&W supply chain efficiency and reliability. Buyers will quote parts and services, analyze quotes and make recommendation to award business. The buyer will take action with suppliers to maintain appropriate levels of safety stock, minimize order quantities and ensure quoted lead times are adhered to.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Manages day to day performance of a group of suppliers
Manage purchase orders to maintain optimal inventory levels
Determine proper MRP procurement parameters and set the system to manage inventory
Maintain prices
Send RFP RFQ to Approved suppliers
Understand and manages supplier capacity

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Resolve invoice discrepancies and paperwork errors
Report delivery status, issues and propose solutions
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Work closely with the Planning group to ensure timely availability of existing and new products and components.
Actively interact with:

Internal: Procurement, Manufacturing Management, Planners, Engineers, Sales and Marketing, Supply Chain Senior Management, Quality Manager, Receiving Personnel and Management, Accounting Personnel

External: Suppliers Personnel and Management
Up to 10% Travel is required

Qualifications:

Experience, Competencies and Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field is preferred
5-10 years of experience buying plastics, polymer, resin is required
Desired skills in working with MRP systems: Lead Time, MOQ, Exceptions. A firm understanding of basic Math, have excellent follow through practices and utilize excellent communication skills; both verbal and written.

Intermediate to Advance skills using Microsoft Excel Worksheets and Database.
Have previous experience in Purchase order management, writing Request for Proposal (RFP) and Request for Quotation (RFQ) and priority management.
Demonstrate good Negotiation, Convincing, and Assertiveness Skills
Must have worked in Supply Chain, Finance or Manufacturing in plant and experience working as a buyer.
Demonstrate and practice Personal Qualities in: Understand business implications of supplier actions
Hands on, not afraid to walk through the plant to resolve issues
Takes ownership of job function

Accountability
Can bring people together around a table to resolve a problem
Ambitious, desire to learn and grow
Ethical, Honest, Accurate, precise, Attention to detail and is comfortable with some degree of routine

Zero experience jobs Buyer- Resins Job ID- 1877

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