Strategic Buyer for Plant Operations

Launching Point; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Launching Point in Pittsburgh is seeking a Buyer to manage day-to-day procurement, execute sourcing strategies, and ensure material availability at target costs. You will maintain supplier performance, contract compliance, and data integrity in the ERP system while supporting plant operations.

The role emphasizes timely POs, escalation of issues, and collaboration with Operations, Planning, Quality, and Finance to optimize working capital and supplier performance.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required; bachelor’s in supply chain preferred.
• 2+ years in purchasing, materials, supply chain or manufacturing customer-service.
• Proficiency with Excel and ERP purchasing processes; Dynamics 365 experience preferred.
• Ability to analyze supplier delivery, inventory and cost data; communicate escalations effectively.
• Strong ethics, ownership, attention to detail, service mindset, collaboration across multiple plant priorities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary purchasing execution partner for designated facilities; understand production schedules and working capital impact.
• Execute sourcing strategies, negotiated contracts, approved supplier lists, pricing, and specs; escalate exceptions as needed.
• Collaborate daily with Operations, Planning, Inventory, Quality, Finance, and Category Management; maintain escalation paths.
• Procure-to-pay discipline: issue and confirm POs; monitor open orders through receipt and invoicing.
• Contract and policy compliance: use approved suppliers, flag off-contract pricing and exceptions for resolution.
• Supplier execution and escalation: secure acknowledgements, expedite material, coordinate recovery plans before operations are impacted.
• Inventory and working capital: review demand, lead times, safety stock, open-PO exposure, and opportunities to lower inventory days.
• Supplier performance: maintain delivery and defect data; implement scorecards for top suppliers by category.
• Cost and P&L impact: validate pricing, identify leakage and cost savings opportunities.

Skills

Excel proficiency

ERP systems

MS Dynamics 365

Data analysis

Collaboration

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s in supply chain or related

Tools

MS Dynamics 365

Job description

Launching Point in Pittsburgh is seeking a Buyer to manage day-to-day procurement, execute sourcing strategies, and ensure material availability at target costs. You will maintain supplier performance, contract compliance, and data integrity in the ERP system while supporting plant operations.

The role emphasizes timely POs, escalation of issues, and collaboration with Operations, Planning, Quality, and Finance to optimize working capital and supplier performance.