MRO Buyer: Strategic Sourcing & Cost Optimizer

Economic Development Corporation; Denison, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Economic Development Corporation in Texas is seeking a purchasing professional to coordinate materials procurement, inventory control, and supplier relations to meet production schedules cost-efficiently.

The role requires an Associate degree and at least five years in purchasing with experience in inventory management, warehousing, manufacturing, and food processing; proficiency in Word and Excel is required.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Business Administration or related field.
• 5 years purchasing experience with background in Inventory Management, Warehousing, Manufacturing, and food processing.
• Proficiency at Microsoft Word and Excel (MUST PASS EXCEL TEST)
• Accurate typing
• Exceptional verbal and written skills
• Excellent customer service and telephone skills
• Excellent math and analytical skills
• Ability to function in a highly paced environment and with others

Responsibilities

• Maintain close coordination with Suppliers, Production Planning, Warehouse, R&D and Sales/Marketing, to ensure that adequate quantities of raw materials are available to meet the production schedule while maintaining the lowest possible cost and inventories.
• Aggressively execute OE cost reductions by soliciting improvements to packaging materials and seek improvement of cash flow through negotiating terms of payment.
• Keep abreast of all price changes, market conditions, availability and lead times of materials that affect prices and provide useful information for short term and long-term forecasting.
• Negotiate and set up purchase agreements for the purchase and delivery of office supplies.
• Continually improve supply chain efficiency through the APS program, SMI, and E-commerce
• Ensure that all purchasing activities are carried out efficiently and, in a manner, consistent with the "Ruiz Way".
• Maintain thorough knowledge of materials required by RFP
• Foster good working relationship with other departments, personnel, and supplier community.

Skills

Typing

Verbal skills

Written skills

Customer service

Telephone skills

Math skills

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Education

Associate degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Economic Development Corporation in Texas is seeking a purchasing professional to coordinate materials procurement, inventory control, and supplier relations to meet production schedules cost-efficiently.

The role requires an Associate degree and at least five years in purchasing with experience in inventory management, warehousing, manufacturing, and food processing; proficiency in Word and Excel is required.