Rail Materials Buyer – Drive On-Time Production

Marmon Holdings; Texarkana (AR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with company match

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off + holidays

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Transco Rail Services, part of Marmon Rail (Berkshire Hathaway), seeks a Materials Buyer to support Texarkana operations by procuring materials to keep production moving.

Responsibilities include creating purchase orders, maintaining ERP/MRP data, and coordinating with suppliers and internal teams to optimize inventory and on-time delivery. This role offers a fast-paced environment with growth opportunities.

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.
• Excellent organizational and time-management abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high accuracy and attention to detail.

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.
• Work with the Expediting team to resolve supplier issues and improve on-time delivery.
• Support inventory optimization by utilizing existing stock and reducing excess inventory.
• Challenge supplier lead times, cost increases, and delivery commitments when appropriate.
• Escalate supplier quality, cost, and delivery concerns to Category Management.
• Participate in cost savings and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Generate daily, weekly, and monthly purchasing and inventory-related reports.
• Assist with procurement audits and annual physical inventory activities.
• Support resolution of supplier discrepancies, return authorizations, and data integrity issues.

Skills

Purchase orders

ERP/MRP systems

Analytical skills

Excel

Inventory management

Supplier relationships

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent experience

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Job description

Transco Rail Services, part of Marmon Rail (Berkshire Hathaway), seeks a Materials Buyer to support Texarkana operations by procuring materials to keep production moving.

Responsibilities include creating purchase orders, maintaining ERP/MRP data, and coordinating with suppliers and internal teams to optimize inventory and on-time delivery. This role offers a fast-paced environment with growth opportunities.