Strategic Buyer for Modular Construction

Blox; Bessemer (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k plan

Paid time off

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

BLOX is seeking a Buyer to strengthen production procurement at our Bessemer, AL facility. You will own supplier acknowledgment, order follow-up, expediting, and resolving receiving issues while supporting PO placement across Plant 1, Plant 2, MODs, and Kanban replenishment.

Collaborate with planning, production, receiving, AP, and program teams to protect schedule certainty on healthcare and data center projects.

Qualifications

• Experience as a buyer, purchasing agent, or procurement professional in a manufacturing or construction environment.
• Knowledge of the purchasing cycle: PO placement, revisions, supplier follow-up, receiving, and invoice reconciliation.
• Experience using an ERP/MRP system for purchasing; Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own supplier order acknowledgment and ship-date confirmation for critical-path and long-lead purchase orders.
• Maintain a daily past-due and at-risk purchase order report from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and review with planning and production.
• Follow up with suppliers on open orders to confirm promised dates, identify slippage early, and negotiate recovery dates.
• Own expedite decisions, including evaluating the cost trade-off between expediting and resequencing.
• Place and revise purchase orders to support production across Plant 1, Plant 2, MODs, and Kanban replenishment.
• Manage scrum card maintenance and turnaround in step with the production cadence.
• Resolve receiving discrepancies, short shipments, and invoice mismatches at the source with receiving and AP.
• Procurement point of contact for program teams on material status, open orders, and delivery risk.
• Support sourcing, supplier communication, and supplier relationship management with senior buyers.
• Provide coverage for procurement activities during planned absences and volume increases.
• Track and report procurement metrics: on-time delivery, PO acknowledgment, past-due lines, expedited freight, open receiving discrepancies.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Buyer experience

Purchasing cycle

Kanban replenishment

Excel / Office

Supplier communication

Cost/schedule trade-offs

PO management

Strong organization

Expediting decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S./B.A. in SCM or related

APICS/ASCM CPIM/CSCP preferred

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Job description

BLOX is seeking a Buyer to strengthen production procurement at our Bessemer, AL facility. You will own supplier acknowledgment, order follow-up, expediting, and resolving receiving issues while supporting PO placement across Plant 1, Plant 2, MODs, and Kanban replenishment.

Collaborate with planning, production, receiving, AP, and program teams to protect schedule certainty on healthcare and data center projects.