Senior Buyer

Join a team of industry professionals who value your skills and talents. At OGI Process Equipment, our goal is to hire talented and motivated people. We offer a friendly work environment with competitive wages and benefits. From engineers to welders, salespeople to sandblasters, OGI has some of the best talent in the industry. Check out our job openings, and we look forward to working with you.

Summary/Objective

The Senior Buyer is in constant contact with our vendors negotiating best rates and making sure everything is in stock to ensure no delay for shipping orders in a timely manner.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Utilize purchasing workbench to plan/purchase material to ensure availability for production builds
Monitor open purchase orders and act as needed including expedite, defer, cancel and data maintenance
Prepare and submit competitive quotes to suppliers
Develop and maintain strategic purchasing parameters in relevant part/vendor files
Load BOM’s into the ERP system prior to conducting purchasing
Report on KPI metrics to identify trends and opportunities/threats to Management
Monitor dead stock items and determine the best course of action to improve inventory utilization
Correct and maintain material receipt issues
Coordinate vendor returns/RMA/material credits
Develop and manage relationships with key suppliers to achieve and maintain best total cost of ownership, quality of goods, timely delivery, and compliance with terms of contracts
Study current and historic inventory trends and determine purchasing strategies for stock &/or jobs
Work closely with engineering/drafting dept. on requests of information as well as facilitating discussions to improve DFMA (design for manufacturability)
Knowledge of material, fabrication, and assembly parts

Competencies

Technical Capacity
Communication Proficiency
Time Management
Discretion
Decision Making

Supervisor Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. This role uses standard office equipment. When in the manufacturing facility, all employees are required to wear personal protective equipment to include/hearing protection, and safety glasses with side shields. Protective toe boots are not required when employees are in designated walkways in the plant.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing duties of this job, the person in this position frequently communicates with employees and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. The employee constantly must remain stationary for long periods of time, while operating a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer. This position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access filing cabinets and operate office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine and laminator.

The employee might occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds.

On occasion, it may be required to visit the shop that is a non-temperature-controlled environment with loud noises, dust, dirt, and metal particles that are usually associated with metal fabrication shops.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Travel

No travel is required for this position.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience and/or training.
Possession of strong organizational skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently on assigned tasks.

Preferred Education and Experience

Demonstrable experience in negotiating prices and terms and conditions.
Knowledge of market research, data analysis and purchasing best practices.
Working knowledge of MS Office, purchasing software, and Epicor.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

None required for this position.

AAP/EEO Statement

OGI is an equal employment opportunity employer.

OGI recognizes and embraces federal legislation on equal employment opportunity and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination. All applicants for employment and all employees will be afforded equal opportunity and treatment, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, national origin, disability status or other protected status.

All employees are responsible for complying with all applicable Federal, State and Local Laws, rules, and regulations regarding non-discrimination practices.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

OGI is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, order of protection status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) 4% Match
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person