Junior Buyer

BARALAN; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401K retirement plan

Job summary

Baralan USA, Inc. is seeking a Purchasing professional to lead the Purchasing Department activities, align supplier relationships, and implement purchasing strategies aligned with sales forecasts.

The role requires collaboration across functions to ensure timely ordering, stock management, and continuous process improvements. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree, at least 3 years in a buyer role, and strong English proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Excellent proficiency in the English language.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a buyer role.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with suppliers and subcontractors for external processing, ensuring timely deliveries and stock control.
• Monitor supplier performance and report issues to management and internal teams.
• Define purchasing strategies for key products and stock items, coordinating with sales forecasts.
• Oversee supplier relationships up to containerization and support intercompany relations.
• Collaborate with Quality Control to resolve issues with ordered goods.
• Coordinate with various functions to improve processes and information flow.

Skills

Group Work

Results-oriented

Leadership

Priorities management

Flexibility

Excel

Navision

SAP

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Navision

SAP

Excel

Job description

Baralan USA is a global leader in cosmetic packaging solutions, serving beauty brands around the world for more than 60 years. With a reputation for innovation, quality, and customer-focused service, we design and deliver premium packaging solutions that help bring our clients' products to market. As we continue to grow, we are seeking talented professionals who are passionate about excellence and eager to make an impact.

Role Summary:

The role aims to manage the activities related to the Purchasing Department in the areas of competence and achieve the satisfaction objectives of the Company and the colleagues who interface with the function.

RESPONSIBILITIES: (including but not limited to the following):

• Manage relationships with suppliers and subcontractors for processing to be carried out externally through careful planning and order entry, monitoring of their price lists, verification of supply times and control of warehouse stock
• Monitor and report to management any changes or unsuitability in the "performance" of suppliers, also reporting any inefficiencies to the internal sales network concerned
• Agree with the Purchasing Department on purchasing strategies for key products and products to be managed in "Stock" with related order planning and withdrawal flow, synchronizing this activity with the sales forecasts and volumes declared by the salesperson
• Manage Baralan USA's relationships with suppliers, taking care of the management of orders up to their containerization and supporting the Intercompany relations manager
• Interact with Quality Control to solve problems related to the suitability of the ordered goods
• Interact with the various functions to improve and align processes and the flow of information in the Company
• Assisting the function manager in defining the parameters necessary for the operation of tools such as MRP and creation of related reports;
• Deepen the knowledge of NAV procedures by finalizing it to the departmental objectives

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Excellent proficiency in the English language
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a buyer role

COMPETENCIES:

• Group Work
• Results-oriented
• Leadership

Professional skills:

• Organization and management of priorities
• Flexibility. It is essential to ensure interchangeability with other team members to offer adequate service to internal and external customers.
• Very familiar with information systems – Office package, especially Excel
• Experience with ERP/MRP (e.g.: Navision, SAP) is welcome

Salary: Depending on background experience; health insurance coverage available; paid time off; 401K retirement plan.

Baralan USA, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals, and veterans.