Strategic Materials Buyer

Marathon Electric – Motors and Generators; Town of Wausau (WI); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Marathon Electric – Motors and Generators in Wisconsin seeks a detail‑driven purchasing professional to manage material requirements, forecasts, and production schedules. You will create, issue, and maintain purchase orders in ERP systems, confirm pricing and delivery terms, and monitor open orders to prevent shortages.

Collaborating with internal teams, you will evaluate suppliers, negotiate terms, and support supplier onboarding and performance reviews while maintaining accurate records and

Responsabilités

• Purchase materials, components, supplies, tooling, and services according to production requirements and company policies.
• Review material requirements, purchase requisitions, forecasts, inventory levels, and production schedules.
• Create, issue, and maintain purchase orders in ERP or purchasing systems.
• Confirm supplier pricing, lead times, quantities, delivery dates, payment terms, and other commercial conditions.
• Monitor open purchase orders and follow up with suppliers regarding delivery status, changes, shortages, and delays.
• Coordinate with internal teams to address material shortages, schedule changes, quality concerns, and supplier issues.
• Source and evaluate suppliers based on quality, cost, delivery, capacity, service, and overall performance.
• Obtain quotations, compare proposals, and support supplier selection and award decisions.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery, minimum order quantities, payment terms, and other commercial conditions within established authority.
• Support supplier onboarding, qualification, performance reviews, and corrective‑action activities.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records, supplier information, pricing agreements, and material data.
• Review and resolve purchase order discrepancies, invoice issues, receiving variances, and pricing differences.
• Support inventory optimization by reviewing order quantities, safety stock, lot sizes, lead times, and obsolete or excess materials.
• Assist with cost‑reduction, value‑analysis, standardization, and supplier‑development initiatives.
• Ensure purchased materials meet specifications, drawings, quality requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Support engineering changes, new‑product introductions, alternate sourcing, and product transfers.
• Track and report supplier performance metrics, including on‑time delivery, quality, responsiveness, and cost performance.
• Participate in supplier meetings, business reviews, audits, and improvement activities.
• Support risk‑management and business‑continuity activities related to material availability and supplier capacity.
• Follow company purchasing policies, ethical sourcing requirements, export controls, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Description du poste

Marathon Electric – Motors and Generators in Wisconsin seeks a detail‑driven purchasing professional to manage material requirements, forecasts, and production schedules. You will create, issue, and maintain purchase orders in ERP systems, confirm pricing and delivery terms, and monitor open orders to prevent shortages.

Collaborating with internal teams, you will evaluate suppliers, negotiate terms, and support supplier onboarding and performance reviews while maintaining accurate records and