Buyer

Summary: Compiles information and records to prepare purchase orders for procurement of material. Responsible for overseeing and performing all purchasing duties for the facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Prepare, release, and follow up on purchase orders and confirmations for plant supplies, capital equipment, inventory items, and consumables.

Confers with suppliers concerning deliveries and receipt issues and corrects when needed

Responsible for managing the open purchase order report, the paint report, and correcting the purchase order variances via the GRNI reports.

Responsible for the purchase processing of new paint approvals

Responsible for the daily updates on the stoppage boards

Manages all blanket orders and the EM process for purchase goods

Establish and setup new vendors

Maintains and manages data and activity in the shopfloor vending machines and the breakroom vending machines

Aids in the meeting of annual cost savings goals

Enter and update all purchasing agreements

Source alternative suppliers when needed

Manage deliveries from other LNS facilities and assist with forecasting

Manage VMI and MRO purchases

Works with Quality on supplier qualifications and audits

Works on special purchasing and inventory projects as assigned

Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities