Buyer 2

Instron; Norwood (MA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Instron in Norwood, MA is seeking a Buyer to ensure timely procurement of materials and services for production at the Binghamton, NY site. The role requires coordinating with suppliers to meet delivery and quality standards while maintaining cost effectiveness.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, strong Excel skills, and experience with Kanban inventories and ERP systems. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent purchasing/operations experience.
• Strong acumen in business and basic mathematical functions.
• Cross category purchasing experience (e.g. machined, fabricated, cable assemblies, electronics).
• Experience with Kanban inventories and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Places Purchase Orders to ensure inventory availability for production.
• Revises purchase orders to reflect proper vendor delivery dates in Instron’s ERP system.
• Maintains contact with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery and quality standards.
• Maintains regular correspondence to expedite critical purchase items.
• Coordinates with Instron Engineering to resolve technical issues with suppliers.
• Handles adjustments with vendors regarding substitutions, surplus, or cancellations.
• Advises stakeholders of delivery deviations impacting inventory availability.
• Publish metrics on vendor on-time performance and corrective actions.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

MS Excel

Cross-functional teamwork

Kanban inventories

ERP systems

Supplier/Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP

IFS

Agile

PDM

SharePoint

Job description

Job Description

The Binghamton, NY site Buyer will sit in Norwood, MA and be responsible for ensuring materials, components, supplies, equipment, and services meet the delivery schedule, quality standard, and most favorable costs for scope involving Instron Static’s Binghamton, NY site.

• Places Purchase Orders to ensure inventory availability for production
• Revises purchase orders to reflect proper vendor delivery dates in Instron’s ERP system
• Maintains contact with suppliers, to ensure that materials and services arrive on time and to the quality standards to meet production schedule objectives.
• Maintains regular correspondence to expedite critical purchase items
• Coordinates activities in partnership with Instron Engineering to resolve technical issues or problems that suppliers may have with engineering information.
• Handles adjustments with vendors involving replacement of materials not conforming to purchase specifications, return of material declared surplus, cancellations of orders, etc.
• Advises appropriate stakeholders of delivery deviations that impact inventory availability for production
• Publish metrics on Vendor on time performance along with root cause / corrective action progress.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Places Purchase Orders to ensure inventory availability for production
• Revises purchase orders to reflect proper vendor delivery dates in Instron’s ERP system
• Maintains contact with suppliers, to ensure that materials and services arrive on time and to the quality standards to meet production schedule objectives.
• Maintains regular correspondence to expedite critical purchase items
• Coordinates activities in partnership with Instron Engineering to resolve technical issues or problems that suppliers may have with engineering information.
• Handles adjustments with vendors involving replacement of materials not conforming to purchase specifications, return of material declared surplus, cancellations of orders, etc.
• Advises appropriate stakeholders of delivery deviations that impact inventory availability for production
• Publish metrics on Vendor on time performance along with root cause / corrective action progress.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Skills Required/Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent purchasing/operations experience
• Strong acumen in business and basic mathematical functions
• Cross category purchasing experience (e.g machined, fabricated, cable assemblies, electronics, etc.)
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and departments
• Must be proficient in MS Excel (e.g. Pivot tables, LOOKUP functions, sorting, formula development, etc.)
• Proficiency with AI chatbots such as MS Copilot
• Experience with Kanban inventories
• Must be proficient in enterprise level inventory planning, product lifecycle, supply chain intelligence, and collaboration software (e.g. SAP, IFS, Agile, PDM, SharePoint, etc.)

Working Conditions

Office environment

Compensation Information

This position has a starting salary range of $82,560 to $103,200 per year. Pay is determined by several factors, including a candidate’s experience, relevant skills, and qualifications

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