Strategic Buyer, Materials & Packaging (Manufacturing)

TekniPlex; Van Wert (OH); On-site; USD 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

TekniPlex is hiring a Senior Buyer to oversee day-to-day procurement of materials, packaging, MRO, and indirect categories at the Van Wert facility. You will manage supply, supplier relationships, data integrity, and contribute to cost, quality, service and working capital goals.

Collaborating with Operations, Planning, Quality, R&D, Engineering, Finance and Logistics, you will support growth, risk mitigation, and margin protection, while aligning with corporate supply chain strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 2+ years of purchasing, procurement or supply chain experience.
• Bilingual English and Spanish preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• Own the purchase-to-delivery process for assigned categories; issue PO with accuracy and timeliness.
• Review open POs monthly; confirm dates, expediting as needed, close unnecessary POs.
• Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and resolve shortages or delays.
• Respond to internal and supplier inquiries on order status, changes and cancellations.
• Maintain accurate fulfillment, delivery and ERP master data (prices, lead times, MOQs, suppliers).
• Support sourcing strategies, supplier qualification and price negotiations at site level.

Skills

Purchasing experience

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

Communication & coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor negotiation

Spanish language (optional)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Business/Engineering

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Job description

TekniPlex is hiring a Senior Buyer to oversee day-to-day procurement of materials, packaging, MRO, and indirect categories at the Van Wert facility. You will manage supply, supplier relationships, data integrity, and contribute to cost, quality, service and working capital goals.

Collaborating with Operations, Planning, Quality, R&D, Engineering, Finance and Logistics, you will support growth, risk mitigation, and margin protection, while aligning with corporate supply chain strategies.