Materials Buyer

Boston Centerless; Woburn (MA); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Boston Centerless in Woburn, MA is seeking a Materials Buyer to manage purchasing of bar stock, raw materials, and supplies. The role focuses on reducing material costs through price negotiations and effective sourcing, while maintaining timely responses to quotes and strong supplier relationships.

The ideal candidate has a business-focused bachelor’s degree, manufacturing/materials experience, and solid Excel skills with knowledge of ISO and Lean practices.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree with a business management focus.
• Experience in manufacturing, materials management, sourcing, and inventory control.
• Strong MS Excel skills and familiarity with ISO and Lean manufacturing practices.

Aufgaben

• Manage the purchasing of raw materials to meet the buying strategy.
• Collaborate with suppliers to establish lead times, deliveries, and tier pricing.
• Maintain supplier performance data including delivery, quality, and certifications.
• Keep daily inventory and purchasing data up to date and accurate.

Kenntnisse

Sourcing

Inventory control

Vendor management

Price negotiations

Project management

Planning

Teamwork

Detail-oriented

Materials management

Lean manufacturing knowledge

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree with a business management focus

Tools

Excel

MS Office Suite

Jobbeschreibung

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Full Time Woburn, MA, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1060

Salary Range: $65,000.00 To $70,000.00 Annually

What We’re Looking For

We have an exciting opportunity to join a fun, employee-focused environment with a growing manufacturing company. The Materials Buyer will be responsible for ordering and maintaining bar stock, raw materials, and supplies; working diligently to identify and explore opportunities that will reduce material costs through price negotiations and sourcing. Responsibilities range from providing answers to questions related to materials and pricing to delivering timely responses to quote requests. Success in this position will be demonstrated by achieving sales metrics and profitability efforts of the organization.

If your personal mantra is “Professionalism, Confidentiality, and Motivation equal Success… and that Success is me” we want to hear from you!

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• A bachelor’s degree with a business management focus
• Prior work experience in manufacturing, materials management, sourcing, and inventory control
• Working knowledge of the metals industry and specific products related to the business.
• Expertise in MS Office Suite, especially Excel and familiarity with ISO and Lean manufacturing practices
• Project management, planning, and resource allocation experience
• And most importantly, enjoys coming to work, being part of a team, and getting “stuff” done.

What You Can Expect (The Day to Day)

• Manage the purchasing of raw materials to best meet the overall buying strategy.
• Work with suppliers to establish standard lead times, expedited delivery schedules, tier pricing for volume or special purchases and successfully maintain strong business relationships with suppliers.
• Maintain supplier performance data including delivery, lead time, quality, and certifications.
• Strongly focusing on being detail oriented and able to manage daily updates of inventory and purchasing data, order status and delivery information
• And most importantly, enjoys coming to work, being part of a team, and getting “stuff” done.