Strategic Chemical Buyer | SAP & Data-Driven Sourcing

Carlisle; Cartersville (GA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Carlisle Companies is seeking a Buyer to support production scheduling, strategic sourcing, and supplier management in Georgia. The role emphasizes obtaining materials at lowest cost, maintaining raw material levels, and ensuring efficient plant operations.

Responsibilities include maintaining SAP data, analyzing pricing trends, expediting deliveries, and collaborating with R&D, production, and quality teams to optimize inventory and reduce lead times.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required from a 4-year University.
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in a manufacturing organization, preferably in procurement.
• Proficiency with SAP and advanced Excel for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support Purchasing Managers to maintain pricing records, info records, and reporting.
• Maintain master data and MRP settings to ensure proper stocking policies and targets are delivered.
• Pulling and assembling feedstock indices and other related analytics to support Purchasing Managers’ category strategies and negotiations.
• Verifies raw materials are ordered to meet the Master Production Schedule – rolling weekly, monthly, and 3-month schedule and adjusts as necessary.
• Works with Suppliers to expedite and improve delivery performance.
• Maintains accurate Purchase Order data in ERP System (SAP).
• Accurately performs numerous transactions in ERP System (SAP).
• Verifies raw materials are ordered against agreed customer forecasts.
• Reviews inventory order patterns and quantities, and recommend actions to improve vendor delivery performance, schedule adherence, and cost savings.
• Work with other departments to reduce the overall delivery/test/release times.
• Reviews age of all raw materials and takes appropriate action to minimize spoilage exposure associated with Raw Materials.
• Sends Raw Material POs to vendors or suppliers.
• Confirms delivery dates of Raw Materials to Plant Managers and Operations Leadership.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by their manager
• Strategic Sourcing: Source and procure commoditized raw materials/ finished goods, intermediates, and packaging materials at optimal total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Supplier Management: Build and manage relationships with key chemical suppliers, conducting regular performance reviews, audits, and negotiations for non-critical commodities.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify supply chain vulnerabilities, monitor chemical market trends, and develop secondary sourcing strategies to prevent stockouts.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all purchased materials comply with environmental, health, and safety (EHS) regulations, including OSHA, REACH, and EPA standards, as well as hazardous material shipping requirements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with R&D, production, and quality control teams to forecast inventory needs and qualify alternative raw material vendors.

Skills

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Carlisle Companies is seeking a Buyer to support production scheduling, strategic sourcing, and supplier management in Georgia. The role emphasizes obtaining materials at lowest cost, maintaining raw material levels, and ensuring efficient plant operations.

Responsibilities include maintaining SAP data, analyzing pricing trends, expediting deliveries, and collaborating with R&D, production, and quality teams to optimize inventory and reduce lead times.