Industrial Purchasing Buyer

Phantom Staffing; Twinsburg (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Phantom Staffing in Twinsburg, OH is seeking an Industrial Purchasing Buyer to manage procurement of raw materials, equipment, and components using engineering drawings and BOMs to ensure on-time delivery.

The role requires 8–10 years of purchasing experience, ability to read drawings, strong prioritization, and advanced Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of purchasing experience.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and BOMs.
• Ability to adjust priorities as needed.
• Proficient in Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet applications.

Responsibilities

• Purchases raw materials, equipment, tools, and components per engineering drawings.
• Confers with Engineering regarding drawings and BOMs.
• Evaluates suppliers for on-time delivery and quality.
• Prepares purchase orders and bid requests.
• Expedites orders and maintains procurement records.
• Initiates cost reductions and develops new vendors.
• Collaborates with accounting on invoice discrepancies.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Engineering drawings reading

Prioritization/adaptability

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the job Industrial Purchasing Buyer

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Purchases raw materials, specialized equipment, fabricated parts, tools, miscellaneous parts and other supplies and components used to build machinery utilizing manufacturing engineering drawings.
• Confers with Engineering department regarding drawings and BOMs.
• Confers with vendors in a professional manner to obtain product or service information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.
• Evaluates suppliers based on a lean manufacturing schedule, making certain the supplier is capable of delivering the desired goods or services on time, in the correct quantities without sacrificing quality.
• Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
• Prepares purchase orders or bid requests.
• Can assist in product development to provide parts forecasting, material availability and cost, in addition to suitability for the items intended purpose.
• Maintains computerized procurement records, such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
• May expedite delivery of goods if necessary.
• Performs purchase order entries, material planning, supplier development, expediting and invoice processing.
• Expediting of purchase orders for components, supplies and materials.
• Establishing new vendors for cost savings and performance improvement.
• Initiate any cost reduction measures of any purchased items.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required, or assigned by the senior management of FMF
• Interact with the accounting department regarding invoice discrepancies, downpayment requirements and new supplier paperwork.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• 8-10 years purchasing experience.
• Ability to comprehend and read engineering drawings.
• Ability to adjust and change priorities as needed.
• Extensive computer skills required including proficiency in Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet applications.