Buyer II

Lancesoft; Town of Lancaster (NY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Contributions

Critical Illness Insurance

Voluntary Permanent Life Insurance

Accident Insurance

Job summary

LanceSoft in Lancaster NY is seeking a Buyer II to manage material and service purchases for manufacturing schedules. The role involves negotiating with suppliers, tracking delivery performance, and ensuring quality meets production needs.

As part of a cross-functional team, you will use MRP/CPAM systems, process requisitions, and drive cost reductions while coordinating with Engineering, Quality, and Accounting.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years purchasing or materials buyer experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with MRP and CPAM is a plus.
• Bachelor’s or college degree in supply chain or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Purchase material and services to meet manufacturing schedules.
• Ensure supplier delivery and quality support production needs.
• Negotiate pricing, quality and delivery criteria for designated materials.
• Process purchase requisitions for production lines.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Sales and Accounting on procurement issues.
• Prepare and maintain cost reduction and order reports.

Skills

Purchasing

Supplier management

Negotiation

MRP knowledge

Procurement analytics

Education

College degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

MRP system

CPAM

ERP software

Job description

Job Details:

Title:

Buyer II

Location:

Lancaster NY 14086

Duration:

9+ months (Possible Extension)

Payrate:

$30/hr. - $35/hr.

Schedule:

M-F 8AM - 5PM.

Duties:

• Responsible for the purchase of material and services including price, quality, specifications, and delivery to meet manufacturing schedules.
• Ensure that supplier delivery schedules and quality are maintained at a level necessary to support production.
• Negotiate pricing, quality and delivery criteria for required materials in connection with the placement of purchase orders for a selected list of commodities as designated by the Manager.
• Analyze the above criteria to determine the proper vendor to select.
• Process purchase requisitions for materials required for the production lines.
• Investigate all Material Variance Reports and coordinate between supplier and Quality and Engineering Departments to bring about acceptable corrective action.
• Coordinate any vendor questions or problems with Engineering, Quality, Sales and Accounting or other Departments as required.
• Counsel and assist other Department personnel on matters related to procurement problems.
• Coordinate with other internal departments and with suppliers on any special projects or programs as assigned by the Manager.
• Prepare and maintain departmental reports relative to cost reduction, new orders, change orders, total dollars placed, updating of projects and programs, or other reports as assigned.
• Act as a coordinator on all vendor visitations to ensure appropriate departmental functions are represented to achieve the intended objectives.
• Meet with planners to discuss delivery schedules and inform them when the suppliers scheduled deliveries do not support the requirements dates in the system.
• Also, notify them of any changes in suppliers deliveries as they occur.
• Responsible for developing small, disadvantaged suppliers and attaining Purchasing's objectives on purchases compliant with Military or Government contracts.
• Manage component deliveries in a manner that drives the suppliers to perform as promised both in regard to quality and on-time deliveries.

Experience:

3-6 years experience in purchasing or materials buyer in a manufacturing environment, MRP, CPAM would be a PLUS.

Education:

College degree is preferred (Preferably a degree in Supply Chain management or related field) or comparable experience.

Employee Benefits:

At LanceSoft, full time regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours a week or more are entitled to the following benefits:

• Four options of medical Insurance Dental and Vision Insurance 401k Contributions Critical Illness Insurance Voluntary Permanent Life Insurance Accident Insurance Other Employee Perks