Buyer

Working at Caplugs, you’ll find a team-oriented environment working to deliver best-in-class products and service to more than 24,000 customers around the world. Our customers trust us with their product production needs day after day, and that trust starts with our most critical asset – our people. We work to identify and develop talent, continuously focusing on innovation, learning and improvement to deliver on our promise to be the product protection partner our customers need to solve their challenges. Are you ready to be a part of our team?

SUMMARY: Purchases all materials required by manufacturing, resale and/or facilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

• Negotiate price, delivery and terms with suppliers to maintain an appropriate inventory level.
• Ensure raw material inventories are sufficient to meet production requirements.
• Ensure purchased part inventories are sufficient to meet customer requirements.
• Schedule third party assembly jobs (i.e. outsourcing), including production order, pick and purchase order.
• Enter purchase orders in company business system for all inventory items. Provide Purchase Order(s) to supplier and verify supplier acknowledgments (reconfirm pricing and delivery in company business system).
• Ensure that material is being provided at an acceptable quality level, on-time and at a competitive price.
• Approve pricing on supplier invoices, and ensure all prices are updated correctly in company business system.
• Contact suppliers when discrepant material is identified (via the DMR process). Obtain RMA numbers when material must be returned to a supplier and provide accounting a copy of the DMR when a supplier should issue a credit memo.
• Process request for quotes that are received from sales and/or engineering.
• Process requisitions for MRO products. Ensure that requisitions are converted into orders or purchased via credit card. Receive MRO items into Company Business System.
• Receive inventory items into Navision if receiving department is unavailable.
• Update item card comments with information including but limited to NAFTA, Data sheets, MSDS, Processing Guides and Sterilization Guides.
• Investigate daily late list and provide update for purchased material issues.
• Maintain color, material and vinyl index for active part numbers.
• Set-up new part numbers for all domestic resale items.
• Set-up new supplier accounts and complete supplier credit applications
• Coordinate import compliance activities when appropriate. This includes reviewing harmonized codes and obtaining NAFTA & COO documents from the supply base.
• Coordinate with freight forwarders and carriers with shipment from overseas and ensure secure and on time delivery.
• Work with custom broker on custom clearance for international shipments and maintain import documentations.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school and/or six months to one year related experience and/or training.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $68,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)?
• How many years of Industrial Purchasing experience do you currently have?
• How many years of work experience do you have with Negotiating Fees?
• How many years of work experience do you have with Distribution Logistics?

Work Location: In person