Procurement Buyer - Strategic Materials & Cost Control

Movement Search & Delivery; Dakota (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Movement Search & Delivery is seeking a Procurement Buyer to join our team. You will work with a team to identify and procure materials, negotiate pricing, delivery terms, and maintain production flow while keeping inventories lean.

The role emphasizes cashflow awareness and ensuring all programs, procedures, requirements, practices, and safety are followed. Degree preferred but not required; minimum three years purchasing experience.

Qualifications

• Degree preferred, but not required.
• Minimum three years experience in a purchasing environment.

Responsibilities

• Issue blanket purchase orders for corrugate, labels, glues, films, and others directed for manufacturing purposes
• Manage vendor releases to ensure manufacturing needs are met
• Administer label inventory to ensure reduced exposure of customer-specific components
• Order and stock all necessary non-stock materials, including but not limited to, office supplies, paper, glues, and other manufacturing supplies as requested by Operations
• Issue purchase orders for capital projects
• Monitor production schedule to ensure all materials are available as needed; communicate plans for any shortages to the procurement and operations team
• Utilize production forecast to determine raw materials needs; order as necessary to meet needs and keep inventory values low
• Manage “about to expire inventory” & “expired inventory” levels to minimize exposure to Berner
• Attend all meetings that are necessary.

Skills

Procurement

Education

Degree preferred

Job description

Movement Search & Delivery is seeking a Procurement Buyer to join our team. You will work with a team to identify and procure materials, negotiate pricing, delivery terms, and maintain production flow while keeping inventories lean.

The role emphasizes cashflow awareness and ensuring all programs, procedures, requirements, practices, and safety are followed. Degree preferred but not required; minimum three years purchasing experience.