Buyer

Erdrich; Dublin (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Erdrich is seeking a Buyer to join our purchasing team in a full‑time capacity at our Bloomfield, MI location. The role focuses on supporting supplier activities, market analysis, and contract administration to ensure on‑time delivery and cost efficiency.

The position requires at least 2 years of purchasing experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work across departments with a team‑oriented mindset. Some travel may be involved.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years purchasing experience.
• Basic understanding of the procurement process.
• Commitment to ethical procurement practices.
• Strong Excel or office software proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Assist analysis of the procurement market (national and international).
• Assist supplier selection, certification and development.
• Assist implementation of supplier evaluation (quality, delivery).
• Develop and implement cost savings and process improvements.
• Prepare procurement strategy and objectives and implement them.
• Administer bidding processes and contracts for vendor performance and compliance.
• Support auditors with information for audit completion.
• Negotiate prices and contracts to ensure best value.
• Draft framework agreements and purchase contracts; review contracts.
• Issue purchase orders and track product delivery per schedules.
• Coordinate procurement projects with engineering and project management.
• Participate in meetings and training to communicate and gather information.

Skills

Planning and project management

Excellent communication

Analytical thinking

Negotiation skills

Tools

SAP

Job description

Buyer

Full Time; Salary

This position is located in:

40701 Wooward Ave

Bloomfield MI 48304

Target:

(basic targets for job holder’s orientation)

The job of Purchasing Agent was established for the purpose/s of providing support to internal and external customers and supplier activities in compliance with mandated requirements; overseeing daily functions; responding to a range of procurement requests and processes; providing accurate feedback and status of supplier activities; and achieving department objectives and goals within budget.

Tasks:

(important main tasks in logical order)

• Assisting the analysis of the procurement market (national and international)
• Assisting in supplier selection, supplier certification and supplier development
• Assisting the implementation of supplier evaluation (quality, delivery)
• Develop and implement opportunities for cost savings and process improvements in the work area
• Assisting the preparation of the procurement strategy, procurement objectives and their implementation
• Administers bidding process and contracts for vendor performance/compliance (e.g. prepare specs, evaluate bids, recommend suppliers, conduct bid meetings, etc.) for the purpose of securing goods and services per customer specs and within budget.
• Assists auditors in providing requested information for the purpose of audit completion.
• Responsible for price and contract negotiation to ensure the best value purchase for the company and the customer
• Responsible for framework agreements / drafting purchase agreements / contract reviews
• Issues purchase orders to suppliers and maintains scheduled tracking of products to insure on time delivery per production schedules
• Responsible for procurement projects in close cooperation with the engineering and project management groups
• Participates in department meetings, training, conferences for conveying and gathering information to perform job functions
• Maintains purchasing information, files, records (e.g. RFQ’s P.O.’s, inquiries, vendor quotes, etc.) for project availability and documentation
• Coordination of suppliers visit dates for technical meetings in the current project

Competencies:

• Operating standard office equipment including software applications
• Planning and managing projects
• Financial management within the negotiation process
• Excellent communication skills

Responsibility (area):

(technical responsibility, responsibility for staff)

• Support the internal and external customer
• Maintain and complete current projects
• Support ALL departments as necessary to complete assigned tasks
• Manage external supply base insuring first time quality, schedule, and cost objectives
• Some travel may be required

Knowledge:

• Basic understanding of the procurement process
• Working understanding of ethical procurement standards and practices
• Basic understanding of scheduling and lead times
• Technical understanding of the production process is a plus

Job experience:

• Working within a team
• Good PC knowledge (MS Office) (SAP)
• Some experience working with outside suppliers and customers
• Minimum of 2 years of purchasing experience

Personal skills required:

• Flexibility
• Capacity for analytic and technical thinking…”Outside the Box”
• Capacity for cooperation and thinking in target audience orientation
• Capacity to work within and for a team
• Reliability
• Ability to work Autonomously…”SelfStarter/Motivator”
• Excellent communication skills