Buyer

Talentify; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K

Sick Pay

Commuter Benefits (local)

Lifecycle benefits

Job summary

Genesis10 is seeking a Buyer for a contract position with a global manufacturing company in Kansas City, MO. The role involves analyzing daily material needs, executing purchase orders, and maintaining supplier communications to support production schedules.

Responsibilities include expediting deliveries, maintaining stocking levels, reviewing backlog, and collaborating with suppliers and internal teams. The contract is 6+ months with compensation of $28.00 - $30.00 per hour, W2.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing and supplier management.
• Experience with ERP/MRP and stock optimization.
• Strong communication with suppliers and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyze daily material needs and create purchase orders.
• Maintain delivery status on open POs with suppliers.
• Expedite deliveries and manage stock levels to meet production schedules.
• Collaborate with suppliers on recovery plans and pricing.
• Monitor backlog and communicate delivery expectations to stakeholders.
• Support warehouse with healthy inventory levels.

Skills

Purchase orders

Supplier management

ERP MRP

Inventory planning

Data analysis

Negotiation

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related

Tools

HICX portal

ERP software

Job description

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Buyer for a contract position with a Global Manufacturing Company located in Kansas City, MO. This is a 6+ month contract opportunity.

Compensation: $28.00 - $30.00 per hour, W2, based on qualifications

Position Overview:

In this role, the Buyer will analyze daily material needs, execute purchase orders, and manage supplier communication to support production schedules. The ideal candidate will have experience in planning and scheduling, with a focus on maintaining stocking levels and expediting deliveries as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze daily requirements to determine materials needs and execute purchase orders to satisfy demand schedules
• Maintain accurate delivery information on open purchase orders through supplier acknowledgements
• Expedite material delivery where necessary and maintain status updates on shortages for production, sales and service demand
• Continually review stocking levels for each item to provide targeted service levels
• Communicate with Suppliers to best support the inventory plan and provide timely delivery for production needs
• Regularly update backlog status reports and communicate with Customer Service expected delivery for customer orders
• Review and recommend disposition of all excess and obsolete inventory
• Perform root cause analysis of service outliers to identify and implement improvements in overall process
• Evaluate MRP to understand buy part supply/demand signals and create purchase orders
• Establish appropriate stocking strategies and maintain buy part planning parameters
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure purchase orders are acknowledged, PO dates are maintained and shipments are executed on-time
• Expedite supplier parts when unexpected shortages occur or demand is short cycled. Work closely with suppliers on recovery plans
• Manage new supplier set-up and supplier maintenance (HICX portal)
• Manage ERP Sourcing Rules and Quotation accuracy to facilitate Auto-PO, where applicable
• Daily and effective communication with production on shortages and recovery plans
• Manage transportation costs working to avoid premium air shipments
• Right-size inventory by reducing excess inventory and evaluate shortages
• Engage with Quality and Engineering to address supplier non-conforming parts
• Assess supplier capabilities and make recommendations for supplier selection
• Collaborate and support the Sourcing Manager in inflation/deflation goals and commodity strategy execution
• Serve as the primary accounts payable/ receivable contact for your supply base
• Support warehouse by ensuring healthy inventory levels are maintained to meet demand
• Occasional buy part inventory counts, executing physical inventory adjustments in the ERP system
• Maintain key product indicators in fulfillment, planning and inventory

Primary Requirements:

• 1-3+ years of experience in a buyer or related role
• Proven experience working effectively with suppliers, managing purchase orders and ensuring supplier on-time delivery to meet production requirements
• Experience in the supplier selection process and managing supplier partnerships using performance KPI metrics
• Ability to generate a comprehensive Supplier Request for Quotation package
• Ability to perform accurate and thorough cost analysis comparing current total cost to new supplier quotations total cost
• Proven supplier negotiation techniques
• Foundational proficiency in supply chain management principles and commodity sourcing strategies
• Ability to work with complex material flows
• Strong understanding of ERP MRP fundamentals, including purchase order signals, purchase order reschedule signals, planning parameters and the importance of transactional accuracy and its impact on inventory control
• Ability to interpret and work with technical specifications, drawings, and quality requirements
• Understanding of Bill of Material framework and BOM costs
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suit (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and ability to learn software quickly
• Professional and concise verbal and written communication skills required for effective interaction with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to build effective and trusted supplier and team relationships
• Organized and posses a drive for continuous improvement
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines

Desired Skills:

• Experience with planning & scheduling
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or related field and/or least 5 years of procurement or sourcing experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in railroad, aerospace, automotive or other heavy industrial manufacturing or remanufacturing sectors

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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