Buyer

Colonial Group; Kaukauna (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Nott Company in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, is seeking a Buyer to join our team. You will manage purchasing of materials, equipment, and supplies to meet customer demand and quality requirements.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in business or related field, at least four years of purchasing experience, and strong negotiation and analytical skills; ISO 9001 experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field.
• Minimum of 4 years purchasing experience.
• ISO 9001 experience preferred.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Must pass pre-employment background check and pre-employment drug/alcohol test.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and execute Purchase Orders for assigned commodities.
• Maintain adequate inventory levels for assigned components to meet customer demands.
• Communicate potential line down threats with operational and departmental leaders.
• May process warehouse inventory transfer requests.
• Monitor and expedite unconfirmed, or upcoming and past due PO’s daily.
• Support requests to obtain REACH, RoHS, Conflict Mineral, Prop 65 certifications.
• Evaluates vendor quotes and services to identify discrepancies.
• Solicit price quotations from suppliers and maintain cost data in the system.
• Communicate pricing changes to Customer Service.
• Coordinate and administer the return of parts to suppliers via Returned Goods Process.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies with Accounts Payable.
• Manage relationships with suppliers and delivery timelines.
• Participate in continuous improvement and safety programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Analytical

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Prioritization

Decision making

Independent judgement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field

Job description

Nott Company is a leading provider of engineering solutions and integrated processes serving the industrial, fluid power, and engineered materials markets. We are currently seeking a Buyer to join our team at our Kaukauna WI location.

In this role, you will be responsible for purchasing materials, equipment, and supplies from assigned vendors in a timely and cost-effective manner while ensuring customer demand and quality requirements are consistently met.

What will you be responsible for?

• Interpret and execute Purchase Orders for assigned commodities, while maintaining tracking visibility and internal communication through receipt.
• Maintain adequate inventory levels for assigned components to meet customer demands through safety stock, min/max, historical, as well as other directed criteria.
• Communicate potential line down threats with operational and departmental leaders.
• May process warehouse inventory transfer requests.
• Monitor and expedite unconfirmed, or upcoming and past due PO’s daily.
• Support requests to obtain REACH, RoHS, Conflict Mineral, Prop 65 etc. certifications
• Evaluates vendor quotes and services to identify or challenge discrepancies through negotiation.
• Solicit price quotations from suppliers and maintain cost data in the business system software.
• Communicate with Customer Service any changes to pricing affecting current purchases.
• Coordinate and administer the return of parts to suppliers via the Returned Goods Process.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies with Accounts Payable with urgency.
• Manage the relationship with assigned suppliers, communicating any on time delivery concerns.
• Participate in processes and programs aimed at continuous improvement and safety.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What you will need?

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field

EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 4 years purchasing experience. ISO 9001 experience preferred.

SKILLS: Excellent communication, negotiation, and analytical skills. Strong problem solving and PC software skills. Ability to multi-task and prioritize job duties in a fast-paced work environment. Excellent decision-making skills and independent judgement.

Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check and pre-employment drug/alcohol test.