Buyer

Rogers Group; Painesville (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading procurement firm located in Painesville, Ohio, is seeking a Buyer responsible for negotiating prices, managing raw materials, and overseeing inventory. This role requires building vendor relationships and ensuring timely procurement to support manufacturing operations. Collaboration with different departments is essential. For those interested in this position, please submit your resume via email.

Qualifications

• Experience with procurement and vendor management.
• Ability to negotiate contract terms and prices.
• Strong organizational skills for inventory management.

Responsibilities

• Procure materials for current and future orders.
• Validate PO amounts against shop order requirements.
• Negotiate terms and pricing with vendors.
• Maintain purchasing records and vendor logs.

Skills

Price negotiations

Procurement of raw materials

Inventory management

Vendor relationships

Contract negotiation

Job description

Interested in this position, please e-mail your resume in a word document to [e-mail]
The Buyer is responsible for the price negotiations, procurement of raw materials, inventory management, oversight of stockroom, purchase orders & contracts, maintaining on-time delivery and inventory, MRO’s and vendor relationships. In addition, the buyer supports Manufacturing with the issuance of work orders once all materials are available for production use. The Buyer must identify and build vendor relations, while satisfying department goals, and meeting business plan objectives. The position reports directly to the Vice President of Operations and will work in a collaborative environment with accounting, engineering, quality, sales, and manufacturing.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Will procure materials for current & future orders
• Will validate that total PO’s amounts match and exceed actual shop order requirements
• Will provide date info to Quote material and services for new and existing customer opportunities
• Responsible for the purchase of all tooling, raw material, services, and supplies
• Will negotiate contract terms, pricing, and freight programs with qualified sources
• Maintains, reviews, and updates the approved vendor log.
• Assures timely return of non-conforming materials and communicates with Accounting and Quality
• Directly responsible for inventory and raw material freight costs
• Responsible for setting, reviewing, and auditing cycle counts
• End of Month MRP close responsibilities
• Will maintain all purchasing records

For a current listing of all non-confidential openings with Rogers Group, just visit www.rogers-group.com/current-positions.html