Purchasing Specialist: Optimize Costs & Lead Times

Diamond-Mower; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Diamond Mowers in Sioux Falls, SD is seeking a Buyer I to manage suppliers and purchasing activities that support production and service requirements. You will convert planning signals into timely purchasing actions, maintain supplier commitments, resolve supply risk, and support inventory health within the SCOS.

You will review demand, lead times, and planning recommendations, act on shortages, and collaborate with multiple teams to resolve material issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or related field preferred.
• Three to five years of purchasing, materials, manufacturing, or supply chain experience preferred.
• ERP proficiency and experience with planning exceptions, purchase orders, and supply-and-demand detail.
• Strong analytical, supplier-management, negotiation, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of supplier quality, inventory, lead times, total cost, and basic commercial terms.

Responsibilities

• Execute purchasing plans and maintain accurate purchase orders, pricing, dates, terms, and supplier commitments.
• Review ERP demand, lead times, planning recommendations, and supply exceptions; act early on shortages and projected risk.
• Manage supplier communication and performance, including delivery, capacity, quality, past due orders, NCRs, and corrective actions.
• Review inventory health and recommend changes to lead times, order multiples, safety stock, days supply, and forecasts.
• Support new, alternate, and dual-source supplier searches, qualifications, audits, first articles, and trial orders.
• Collaborate with Planning, Engineering, Quality, Operations, Warehouse, Finance, and NPI to resolve material and supplier issues.
• Identify and complete improvements that reduce cost, lead time, shortages, supply risk, or process waste.

Skills

ERP proficiency

Planning & purchasing systems

Supplier management

Negotiation

Communication

Organization

Problem-solving

Lead times

Inventory management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or related field

Tools

ERP system experience

Job description

Diamond Mowers in Sioux Falls, SD is seeking a Buyer I to manage suppliers and purchasing activities that support production and service requirements. You will convert planning signals into timely purchasing actions, maintain supplier commitments, resolve supply risk, and support inventory health within the SCOS.

You will review demand, lead times, and planning recommendations, act on shortages, and collaborate with multiple teams to resolve material issues.