Materials Buyer - Rail Ops & Supply Chain Impact

Transco - A Marmon Rail Company; Texarkana (AR); On-site; USD 53,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Transco Rail Services, part of Marmon Holdings, is seeking a Materials Buyer to keep production moving by planning, purchasing, and tracking materials. This role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with operations, inventory teams, and suppliers.

As a Materials Buyer you will plan, purchase, and track materials, maintain supplier relationships, and support inventory accuracy. A detail-oriented supply chain professional with 2–4 years' experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent experience.
• 2-4 years of purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or operations environment.
• Experience creating and managing purchase orders through ERP/MRP systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to monitor inventory requirements and support demand planning activities.
• Experience communicating with suppliers and resolving delivery or quality issues.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Create and issue purchase orders to approved suppliers based on system demand.
• Maintain accurate purchase order information, pricing, and delivery dates within ERP/MRP systems.
• Coordinate material availability with site Materials Management and production teams.
• Monitor supplier delivery performance and address shortages or delivery concerns.
• Generate daily, weekly, and monthly purchasing and inventory-related reports.
• Assist with procurement audits and annual physical inventory activities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Microsoft Excel

Problem-solving

Time management

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent experience

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Transco Rail Services, part of Marmon Holdings, is seeking a Materials Buyer to keep production moving by planning, purchasing, and tracking materials. This role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with operations, inventory teams, and suppliers.

As a Materials Buyer you will plan, purchase, and track materials, maintain supplier relationships, and support inventory accuracy. A detail-oriented supply chain professional with 2–4 years' experience is preferred.