Strategic Buyer & Inventory Optimizer

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

Benefits offered by this job

401K with 12% match

Bonus potential 25%

Job summary

Workforce Recruiter is seeking a Buyer to be the day-to-day procurement execution partner for plant and regional Operations. You will own disciplined procure-to-pay execution, supplier follow-through, shortage resolution, data integrity, and coordinated inventory actions.

Role mission: deliver a reliable, low-friction operating model that improves material cost, inventory discipline, supplier performance, and compliance without disrupting plant operations.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of purchasing, materials, supply chain, or manufacturing customer-service experience.
• Working proficiency with Excel and ERP purchasing processes; Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience preferred.
• Ability to analyze supplier delivery, open orders, inventory and cost data, communicate escalations effectively.
• Strong ethics, ownership, and attention to detail with collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary purchasing execution partner for designated facilities and their Operations leadership; understand production schedules and impact on regional results.
• Execute sourcing strategies, negotiated contracts, approved supplier lists, pricing, and specifications; escalate exceptions rather than altering agreements.
• Collaborate daily with Operations, Planning, Inventory, Quality, Finance/AP and Category Management; maintain clear escalation paths.
• Procure-to-pay discipline: Convert approved demand into purchase orders; confirm price, terms, quantities, delivery dates and approvals; monitor orders through closure.
• Contract and policy compliance: Use approved suppliers, terms, channels; flag off-contract pricing, Maverick spend, and duplicates.
• Supplier execution and escalation: Secure acknowledgements, maintain promise dates, expedite material, resolve shortages and discrepancies.
• Inventory and working capital: Review demand, lead times, safety stock, open-PO exposure with Operations.
• Supplier performance: Maintain delivery and defect data, support corrective actions, and implement scorecards for top suppliers.

Skills

Excel proficiency

ERP purchasing processes

Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience

Education

Associate's degree in any major

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, purchasing, or related discipline preferred

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

Workforce Recruiter is seeking a Buyer to be the day-to-day procurement execution partner for plant and regional Operations. You will own disciplined procure-to-pay execution, supplier follow-through, shortage resolution, data integrity, and coordinated inventory actions.

Role mission: deliver a reliable, low-friction operating model that improves material cost, inventory discipline, supplier performance, and compliance without disrupting plant operations.