Senior Buyer

Filtration Group; Fairburn (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Filtration Group Corp. is seeking a Sr. Buyer at our Fairburn, GA manufacturing plant to own direct material purchasing and drive supply chain performance.

You will play a key role in placing requisitions, managing POs, and maintaining material flow to support production schedules. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in procurement within a high-volume manufacturing setting, strong MRP knowledge, and experience collaborating with operations and commercial teams to meet service levels and financial

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related discipline.
• At least 5 years of supply chain and purchasing experience.
• Procurement Certifications – APICS, CSCP, CPSM a plus.
• Professional, assertive, positive and team oriented.

Responsibilities

• Advanced understanding of MRP; place purchase requisitions, manage purchase orders, ensure steady supply of raw material.
• Review demand signals and purchase raw material in a timely manner; assess supplier lead times, MOQs, on-time performance.
• Collaborate with operations and commercial managers to align service levels and inventory plans with growth and financial goals.
• Support inventory optimization efforts and procurement strategies to improve cash conversion cycle.
• Identify and analyze supply chain risks and opportunities; communicate material availability issues like shortages and delays.
• Assist with MRO purchases when needed.

Skills

MRP knowledge

Purchase orders

Demand forecasting

Supplier management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Overview

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action. This Sr. Buyer position works out of our Fairburn GA manufacturing plant. This position is a key member of the Operations team, serves as the main purchaser of direct material and reports to the site’s S&OE Leader.

Responsibilities

• Advanced understanding of material requirements planning (MRP). Use knowledge for placing purchase requisitions, managing purchase orders, and ensuring a steady supply of raw material.
• Reviews demand signals and purchases raw material in a timely manner; reviews supplier lead times, minimum order quantities, and on time performance.
• Work with operations and commercial managers to ensure service levels and inventory plans are consistent with business growth and financial goals.
• Support inventory optimization efforts and procurement strategies to ensure best inclass cash conversion cycle attainment.
• Identify and analyze supply chain risks and opportunities; proactively communicate any material availability issues: ex. shortages and delays
• Assist with MRO purchases when needed.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related discipline.
• At least 5 years of supply chain and purchasing experience
• Procurement Certifications – APICS, Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) is a plus.
• Professional, assertive, positive and team oriented

Key Attributes

• The ideal candidate is a dynamic supply chain professional with successful diverse procurementbackground, who demonstrates ‘bias for action’
• Strong analytical and communication skills with a desire to work for a fast-paced organization
• Detailed understanding of MRP, fulfillment/buying, demand planning and forecasting.
• Experience in a high-volume manufacturing organization
• Strong skills in collaborating with internal and external customers