Material Buyer

Betco Corporation; Bowling Green (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Betco Corporation in Bowling Green, OH seeks a Material Buyer to acquire materials, supplies, and services with standard costs and quoted discounts. You will place purchase orders, coordinate with departments to keep inventory at planned levels, and explore new supplier sources for better materials.

Responsibilities include maintaining planning parameters, expediting open orders, and forecasting for suppliers to support production schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 1–3 years’ experience as a material Buyer in manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Review and release purchase orders to maintain inventory and support on-time manufacturing.
• Maintain planning parameters based on usage to optimize inventory.
• Provide forecasts to strategic suppliers to strengthen partnerships.
• Follow up on past due and current purchase orders to support production schedules.
• Expedite or de-expedite open orders to match production changes.
• Coordinate phase in/phase out of products to minimize obsolete inventory.
• Research material availability for abnormal demand.
• Lean the supply process by reducing lead times and minimum buys.
• Support Director of Supply Chain in supplier management and improvement programs.
• Record and update inventory item master as required.
• Work with Inventory teams to ensure raw materials on hand.

Skills

Planning systems

Supplier interactions

PC/Office software

Urgency in fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Description

Responsible for acquiring materials, supplies and services and placing purchase orders for goods that have standard costs and quoted discounts already in place. Coordinates with other departments to maintain inventory at planned levels. Reviews opportunities for new supply sources and suitability of materials offered.

Requirements

• Review and release purchase orders to maintain adequate levels of inventory to allow for on-time completion of manufacturing requirements.
• Maintain planning parameters based on usage to maximize efficiencies and minimize inventories.
• Provide timely forecasts to strategic suppliers to strengthen supplier partnerships.
• Conduct routine follow up on past due and current purchase orders to support production schedules.
• Expedite or de-expedite open purchase orders to support production schedule changes.
• Coordinate with Marketing and Inventory Management the phase in/phase out of product to minimize obsolete inventory and ensure new product availability.
• Research material availability for abnormal demand.
• Works to lean out supply process by working with suppliers to reduce lead times and minimum buys.
• Supports Director of Supply Chain in all aspects of supplier management and supplier improvement programs.
• Responds to questions regarding component availability from both suppliers and production employees.
• Collects, measures and reports data on supplier performance in terms of on-time delivery to schedule and conformance to specification.
• Interact with suppliers in key meetings either one on one or with the Director of Supply Chain. Develop plans with the Director of Supply Chain to use up slow moving or obsolete inventory.
• Record new materials into inventory item master as required.
• Update inventory item master as required.
• Works alongside Inventory teams to ensure accuracy of raw materials on hand.
• Other duties as determined or required.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor Degree required.
• Minimum 1-3 years’ experience as a material Buyer in manufacturing environment.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Knowledgeable of planning systems and manufacturing processes
• Experience interacting with suppliers
• Strong PC and software skills. (Excel, Word, etc.)
• Sense of urgency in fast paced environment

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to move about the production facilities with no limitations.
• Lift 50 lbs