Corporate Buyer

Rust-Oleum Corporation; Vernon Hills (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Vacation time

Job summary

Rust-Oleum in Vernon Hills, IL seeks a Corporate Buyer to manage purchasing of finished goods, raw materials and components using MRP and forecast insights to determine optimal order quantities and dates.

The role requires leadership of a purchasing team, strong negotiation with suppliers, and collaboration with Sourcing, Marketing and Finance to ensure on-time launches and cost control, with a competitive salary range and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree required and 8+ years in purchasing.
• Experience managing a team and cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of MRP/Supply Chain concepts and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Plan and purchase finished goods, raw materials, and components using MRP/forecast data.
• Maintain vendor pricing records and resolve invoicing issues.
• Monitor stock levels and coordinate with suppliers on delivery dates.
• Support new product launches with cross-functional teams (Sourcing, Marketing, Finance, Quality).
• Analyze PPV and cost data to identify variances.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Multi-tasking

Vendor management

Team management

Forecasting

Education

BS/BA Degree

Tools

MRP systems

S4/IBP

MS Office

Job description

Job Title: Corporate Buyer

Location: Vernon Hills, IL

Job Responsibilities

• Plan and purchase finished goods, raw materials, and components by analyzing MRP and forecast reports to determine optimal order quantity and date required.
• Develop from beginner to intermediate/advanced understanding of portfolio-specific requirements to meet replenishment requirements, including resource utilization and schedule buildability for assigned vendors.
• Review daily exception messages generated by MRP system and maintain the optimization process for all finished goods, raw materials, and components with respective MRP group.
• Maintain vendor relationships by maintaining approved pricing for information records and purchase orders and reconciling invoicing issues.
• Maintain optimal stock levels by following up on delivery dates and elevating quality issues while working with cross functional team to achieve resolution.
• Support product-to-market process by working with Sourcing, Marketing, Finance, Quality as well as external vendors to ensure on-time launch of new products. Such tasks include set-up of information records, source lists, and costing.
• Analyze subcontract purchase price variance (PPV) by reviewing PPV report and reporting on favorable/unfavorable PPV. Meet quarterly sub-PPV targets set by Purchasing Manager. Fix costing & bill of material errors identified in analysis process.
• Conduct vendor inventories by meeting schedule identified for required vendors. Obtain counts from vendors and, analyze/resolve variances.

Qualifications

• BS/BA Degree required
• At least 8 years' experience in a related Purchasing role
• At least 5 years' experience managing a team.
• Knowledge of Materials Requirements Planning systems (MRP).
• S4/IBP experience required.
• Excellent computer skills (MS Office).
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• APICS certification desired.

Leadership Traits:

This role is primarily office-based, with typical physical and environmental expectations for professional roles.

Target Salary Range: $60,000 - $70,000, bonus eligible

From big benefits to small, we take care of our associates! After 30 days of employment, you will be eligible for a benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, disability and business travel insurance, flexible spending accounts, EAP, stock purchases and vacation/sick days/parental leave.We also offer a 401(k) plan after three months of employment.Associates are vested in the RPM Pension plan after completing five years of service.Rust-Oleum offers 9 paid holidays and two floating holidays per year.You are also eligible to earn three weeks of vacation on an annualized basis.

Rust-Oleum is an equal opportunity employer.Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class