Senior Buyer I

BTD Manufacturing; Washington (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

BTD Manufacturing, Inc. is seeking a Senior Buyer to drive supplier qualification, negotiate terms, and deliver cost savings for our steel industry operations in Illinois.

You will evaluate quotes, select suppliers, and manage PO, quote, and quality records using our ERP/MRP system. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma with purchasing training, or a four-year degree, and 5 years of purchasing experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in steel industry purchasing.
• High school diploma with purchasing training or a four-year degree.
• 5 years of purchasing experience or equivalent work history.

Responsibilities

• Qualify new supplier sources for better pricing and service.
• Maintain purchase orders, quotations, and records.
• Coordinate supplier visits and audits.
• Prepare supplier performance reports and reviews.
• Negotiate favorable terms and conditions.

Skills

MRP/ERP systems

Supply chain management

Contract administration

Negotiation

Inventory control

Blueprint reading

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

High school diploma

Purchasing training or coursework

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Microsoft Office

Quality audit tools

Job description

Safety is #1 at BTD

Our expectation is that every employee:

• 1) Strictly follows safety policies, rules and safe work methods.
• 2) Promptly corrects or reports safety hazards or unsafe conditions. Promptly reports injuries for prompt diagnosis and treatment.
• 3) Makes regular suggestions for safety process improvements to support continuous improvement in safety.

Essential Functions

• Researches and subsequently qualifies new Supplier sources for the purpose of obtaining improved pricing, delivery, quality, and service for BTD raw material/services.
• Keeps abreast of relevant market trends and conditions to ensure awareness of potential changes in the market place that may affect price, availability, or quality of product purchased.
• Purchases assigned items from qualified sources to include the interpretation and negotiation of favorable terms and conditions.
• Maintains purchase order, quotation, and quality records in accordance with departmental policies.
• Aggressively obtains and prepares quotations, evaluates same and selects Suppliers providing the best position for the Company.
• Reviews and interprets requests for purchases to include requirements generated via ERP/MRP Manufacturing system.
• Resolves all exceptions taken to issued/negotiated purchase orders.
• Coordinates supplier visits on and offsite; maintains open and honest business relationships with Suppliers and subcontractors.
• Participates in the development and implementation of systems which measure, track, and analyze supplier and material effectiveness, including Supplier delivery performance, price and product quality.
• Develops Supplier Performance Reports and conducts Supplier Performance Reviews semi-annually.
• Conducts on-site Supplier surveys and quality audits to ensure Supplier compliance with ISO Requirements and meets BTD Manufacturing, Inc. expectations.
• Issues Supplier Corrective Action Reports/Nonconformance Debit Memos to Suppliers and follows up on corrective action and verification as required by departmental process.
• Coaches specific buyers in areas such as Supplier Qualification and Development, Continuous Quality Improvement, Cost Savings Initiatives, and Advanced Purchasing Practices.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

We are looking for someone with experience in the Steel Industry. Graduation from high school and a minimum of two years of post high school training with an emphasis on purchasing, a four year degree or five years work experience in the field of Purchasing.

Experience and Skills Required

• Strong working knowledge of manufacturing industry purchasing MRP/ERP systems, supply chain management, contract administration, negotiation and inventory control.
• Working knowledge of general accounting principles, production control, quality control and traffic management.
• High level knowledge of product costing, internal accounting controls, and financial analysis of revenues and expenditures.
• Knowledge of engineering and manufacturing as they relate to the purchasing function to include basic blueprint reading.
• Ability to organize, direct and coordinate manufacturing purchasing programs.
• Ability to establish strong working relationships with Suppliers, Internal customers, and co-workers and to present ideas effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to coach specified personnel, developing their ability to eventually purchase at the Senior Buyer level.
• Considerable knowledge of modern office practices and procedures.
• Ability to operate general office equipment including related purchasing applications on a microcomputer.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use of hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee may be exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation Salary Range: OTC10 $69,544- $99,129 The range for this position is being displayed in compliance with all state and local regulations. Salaries are set based on a number of factors to include an individual's job related knowledge, skills, experience, and education. This means that no two candidates are alike. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth. The range provided above does not include additional compensation such as bonus, health benefits, vacation, 401(K) match, etc.

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