Hybrid Buyer: Strategic Sourcing for Valves & Pumps

Weir Minerals U.S., Inc.; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Weir Minerals U.S., Inc. is seeking a Buyer to support purchasing of a wide range of items for valves and pumps in a hybrid role (2-3 days on site per week) in the Madison/St. Louis area.

Responsibilities include RFQ submission, supplier evaluation, PO issuance, MRP-driven purchasing, and data maintenance in the ERP system. Ideal candidates have an associates degree or 1–3 years related experience, strong analytical skills, and familiarity with ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: Associates Degree or one to three years related experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Mathematical: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Computer Skills: Requires the ability to operate a variety of standard business machines, such as computer and job related software (Microsoft Office & Lotus Notes), calculator, telephone, fax, photocopier, etc. Experience with GP/Dynamics ERP system a plus.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Requires a valid passport or ability to obtain one for potential international travel.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear, use hands to finger, handle and touch objects; is occasionally required to stand or walk; is occasionally required to lift up to ten pounds; specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision.
• Work Environment: General office environment; limited exposure to noise, fumes, and temperature changes when working in the manufacturing area; PPE required.

Responsibilities

• Submit and analyze RFQ’s for products and services.
• Prepare sourcing recommendations based on all available data to provide best value / risk for WMLP.
• Issue purchase orders – follow-up with suppliers on past due orders, maintain shortage reports, etc.
• Responsible for Environmental, Health and Safety management and policy commitments as prescribed for this role in Weir’s Duty of Care.
• P.O. Acknowledgements – ensure suppliers are acknowledging all P.O.’s within 24 hours – regarding delivery and pricing.
• Follow up and expedite purchase orders to ensure delivery of parts for maintaining production schedules for manufacturing.
• Identify potential new suppliers for evaluation / qualification.
• Check new pump folders and part orders for order-as-needed items.
• Utilize MRP to review demand and place orders to support manufacturing requirements.
• Maintain Item Master and Vendor Master data in the ERP system as appropriate.
• Examine and approve invoices, credits, and freight bills covering purchased items.
• Check with manufacturing / scheduling on availability of parts needed to fabricate non-standard parts; arrange with subcontractors to fabricate special parts; secure adjustment on materials not conforming to specifications or cancellation of orders.
• Prepare items for shipments as needed, including paperwork and inventory adjustments as required.
• Participate in semi-annual physical inventory.
• Gather commodity data from published indices, enter into commodity tracking spreadsheets and print / publish charts as assigned.
• Assist other buyers / senior buyers when necessary on MRO and Direct Material purchase orders.
• Maintain Purchasing files in the department.
• Assist in all areas of purchasing management when needed.
• Meet with suppliers and/or teleconference with suppliers to communicate parts priorities, quality info, order status quarterly or by direction of leadership.
• Work with Receiving, Quality Control, Engineering, Manufacturing, Scheduling and Logistics to maintain collaborative approach to meeting customer requirements.
• Maintain Master supplier List with current data.
• Collect data from the supply base to support reporting requirements within Weir.
• Issue communications to the supply base to disperse information and supply base requirements as directed by leadership.
• Participate on teams as directed – safety, lean, kaizen, CFT, VA/VE, or others.
• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Skills

RFQ analysis

Sourcing

Education

Associates Degree or 1–3 years related experience

Tools

GP/Dynamics ERP system

Job description

Weir Minerals U.S., Inc. is seeking a Buyer to support purchasing of a wide range of items for valves and pumps in a hybrid role (2-3 days on site per week) in the Madison/St. Louis area.

Responsibilities include RFQ submission, supplier evaluation, PO issuance, MRP-driven purchasing, and data maintenance in the ERP system. Ideal candidates have an associates degree or 1–3 years related experience, strong analytical skills, and familiarity with ERP systems.