Buyer I: Lean Procurement & Material Planner

Atkore; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 54,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Atkore in Houston, TX is seeking a Buyer I to drive supply chain processes and daily material replenishment activities. You will lead tactical efforts toward Strategic Plan objectives with emphasis on cost reduction.

As the plant’s SME, you will facilitate supplier qualifications, collaborate with Quality, Logistics, Finance, and Manufacturing, and help implement MRP systems and procurement databases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in a business discipline or combination of experience and education.
• <1 year procurement experience required.
• Procurement/Supply Chain negotiating experience in an industrial environment required.
• Proficient with MS OS and general purchasing software solutions. Experience with JDE/Oracle strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support on-time customer delivery and meet inventory turn objectives.
• Solicits competitive proposals, evaluates RFQs, prepares sourcing recommendations, creates purchase orders, facilitates changes and expedites POs.
• Reconciles pending invoices and updates master file records as needed.
• Takes ownership and actively maintains proper order processing, inclusive of DoA, GL accuracy, and data entry.
• Participates in strategic sourcing decisions to achieve corporate goals and objectives.
• Outlines MRO purchasing activities for execution by the team.
• Resolve issues by performing a root cause analysis and implement a solution/preventative action plan.
• Collaborates and maintains open communication channels with plant personnel/departments including Quality, Logistics, Finance, and Manufacturing to obtain the best pricings, quality, service and delivery.
• Develop and monitor standard costs for raw materials.
• Streamlines processes, improves raw material cycle times, and oversees supplier managed inventories.
• Manages Ad hoc projects and reports to support the development and implementation of MRP systems; manage the databases associated with the procurement modules.
• Embrace and foster and environment that supports our core values of Accountability, Teamwork, Integrity, Respect, and Excellence.

Skills

Procurement experience

JDE/Oracle

MS Office

Inventory control

Lean manufacturing

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

JDE/Oracle

MS Office

Job description

Atkore in Houston, TX is seeking a Buyer I to drive supply chain processes and daily material replenishment activities. You will lead tactical efforts toward Strategic Plan objectives with emphasis on cost reduction.

As the plant’s SME, you will facilitate supplier qualifications, collaborate with Quality, Logistics, Finance, and Manufacturing, and help implement MRP systems and procurement databases.