Buyer

Precision Resource, Inc.; Shelton (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Annual bonus

Vacation and paid holidays

Wellness program

Tuition reimbursement

Long-tenured team

Job summary

Precision Resource, Inc. in Shelton, CT is seeking a Buyer who will place orders for raw materials, tooling, and outside processing.

You will negotiate with vendors, manage purchase orders in the ERP/MRP system, and ensure on-time delivery while maintaining quality and cost efficiency. As a family-owned company with 75+ years of experience, we offer a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for professional growth within a global manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent purchasing experience.
• 5+ years of purchasing or buying experience in a manufacturing environment; metals, raw materials, outside-processing, and inbound freight experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and purchasing processes.
• Ability to read engineering prints, material specifications, and certification requirements.
• Strong Excel, negotiation, organization, communication, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Receive and review purchase requests from production, engineering, quality, maintenance, and other departments, to determine what to order and when.
• Place orders with vendors for raw materials, metals, components, tooling, and supplies, ensuring specifications and certifications are met.
• Coordinate outside processing, including heat treatment, plating, coating, grinding, deburring, testing.
• Obtain supplier quotes, negotiate pricing, lead times, terms, and implement cost-reduction initiatives.
• Create and maintain purchase orders in ERP/MRP; track acknowledgments, delivery status, and open orders.
• Follow up with vendors to ensure on-time delivery and expedite late orders.
• Manage incoming freight, evaluate carriers, and balance cost vs delivery needs.
• Collaborate with quality, engineering, production, receiving, and AP to resolve issues.
• Monitor supplier performance, support supplier qualification and corrective actions.
• Maintain supplier data, material certifications, and audit-ready documentation.
• Support continuous improvement in purchasing processes and supplier reliability.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Negotiation

Organization

Communication

Problem solving

Quality systems familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

Job description

Join Our Team in Shelton, CT as a Buyer.

Dependable. Enthusiastic. Driven to succeed. To contribute to our growing global family,

Family-owned for over 75 years, Precision Resource is a leading global supplier of precision metal components and assemblies using cutting edge technology, including additive and fineblanking production methods. We provide solutions to quality, cost and production challenges for market-leading customers in industries such as automotive, heavy duty, medical, aerospace, electronics, tools, hardware, military and defense.

We offer:

• Benefits package including health, dental, life and vision insurance
• 401(k) with match and profit sharing
• Annual bonus based on division profitability
• Vacation and flexible paid holidays
• Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition reimbursement and paid training
• Work with an established team of long-term employees

To learn more, visit www.precisionresource.com/careers/

Position Summary

The Buyer places orders with all vendors for raw materials, outside processing, components, tooling, and supplies based on requests from the various departments. This role finds the best prices, negotiates with vendors, places purchase orders, follows up with vendors to make sure everything is delivered on time, and manages incoming freight options. The Buyer reports to the Supply Chain Manager and works closely with production, engineering, quality, maintenance, receiving, and suppliers to ensure materials and services are purchased on time, to specification, and at the best overall value.

What You’ll Do

• Receive and review purchase requests from production, engineering, quality, maintenance, and other departments, along with MRP requirements and the Supply Chain Manager's priorities, to determine what to order and when.
• Place orders with all vendors for raw materials, especially metals such as coil, strip, bar, wire, and specialty alloys, as well as components, tooling, and supplies, while ensuring specifications and certification requirements are met.
• Purchase and coordinate outside processing, including heat treatment, plating, coating, grinding, deburring, testing, and other subcontracted operations.
• Find the best prices by obtaining and comparing supplier quotes; negotiate pricing, lead times, terms, and agreements with vendors, and support cost-reduction initiatives.
• Create, issue, and maintain purchase orders in the ERP/MRP system; track acknowledgments, delivery status, and open orders.
• Follow up with vendors to make sure everything is delivered on time; expedite and accelerate late or at-risk orders, and keep the Supply Chain Manager and affected departments informed.
• Manage incoming freight, including evaluating carrier and shipping options, arranging transportation, and balancing cost against delivery needs.
• Work with quality, engineering, production, receiving, and accounts payable to resolve supplier, delivery, documentation, receiving, and invoice issues.
• Monitor supplier performance related to quality, delivery, responsiveness, and cost, and support supplier qualification, corrective action, and approved supplier list maintenance.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records, supplier data, material certifications, and documentation to support audit readiness, traceability, and customer requirements.
• Support continuous improvement in purchasing processes, lead-time reduction, freight cost, and supplier reliability.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or a related field preferred, or equivalent purchasing experience.
• 5+ years of purchasing or buying experience in a manufacturing environment; metals, raw materials, outside-processing, and inbound freight experience strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, purchasing processes, supplier management, and manufacturing documentation.
• Ability to read and understand engineering prints, material specifications, and certification requirements.
• Strong Excel, negotiation, organization, communication, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with IATF 16949, AS9100, or similar quality systems is preferred.

• Strong sense of urgency and attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize multiple purchasing needs in a changing production environment.
• Analytical mindset with a focus on cost, delivery, quality, and process improvement.

Salary range: $65,000 - $95,000 annually.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S. or protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15).

Precision Resource is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V. To learn more, visit www.precisionresource.com/careers/