Strategic Procurement Lead - Manufacturing

Polymer Concepts Technologies, Inc; Orange (NJ); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 105.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

T&E Industries, Inc. in Orange, NJ is seeking a Senior Buyer to support day-to-day procurement, supplier coordination, and material availability for manufacturing operations.

The role collaborates with Operations, production planning, Engineering, Quality, Finance, receiving, and customer-facing teams to ensure timely, cost-effective sourcing. You will manage purchase orders, monitor supplier performance, and help resolve discrepancies while maintaining records in ERP/MRP systems.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of three years of experience in purchasing, procurement, production planning, supply chain, materials management, or a related manufacturing support function.
• Experience in a manufacturing, engineered-products, industrial, or comparable technical production environment.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems to enter and manage purchase orders, review demand and material information, and maintain purchasing or inventory transactions.
• Working knowledge of purchasing procedures, supplier follow-up, inventory control, and material-planning concepts.
• Ability to organize competing priorities and communicate effectively with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

Aufgaben

• Review approved purchase requisitions, material requirements, production schedules, inventory positions, and demand information to identify and prioritize procurement needs for manufacturing operations.
• Prepare, enter, review, issue, and manage purchase orders in accordance with established purchasing procedures, delegated approval limits, supplier terms, and business requirements.
• Communicate regularly with suppliers regarding quotations, pricing, product specifications, availability, lead times, order acknowledgments, shipment status, expediting, shortages, and delivery commitments.
• Obtain and evaluate supplier quotations and support sourcing recommendations based on total cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, technical requirements, and applicable approved-supplier criteria.
• Maintain active oversight of open purchase orders; identify and escalate late deliveries, supply constraints, pricing discrepancies, and risks that could affect production schedules or customer commitments.
• Coordinate with Operations and production planning to understand near-term priorities, material shortages, order changes, and required delivery dates; support timely purchasing responses without independently assuming ownership of the master production schedule.
• Maintain accurate purchasing, supplier, material, order-status, and related transaction records within Global Shop and other applicable ERP/MRP or business systems, consistent with assigned access and approval authority.
• Work with receiving, Quality, and Finance to help resolve discrepancies involving quantities, specifications, supplier documentation, receipt of goods, invoices, and purchase-order records.
• Support inventory control through material availability reviews, follow-up on shortages, cycle-count or inventory discrepancy resolution, and identification of excess or obsolete purchasing exposure.
• Provide supplier cost, availability, and lead-time information to Engineering, Sales, and site leadership in support of product costing and customer quotation processes, with customer pricing and commercial approval retained by designated personnel.
• Support supplier performance tracking and corrective follow-up related to on-time delivery, quality issues, service responsiveness, and recurring supply disruptions.
• Identify opportunities to improve supplier terms, purchasing efficiency, cost controls, documentation, and continuity of material supply; participate in related continuous-improvement efforts.
• Maintain purchasing documentation and records in accordance with applicable company policies, ethical standards, customer and contractual requirements, and export-control or other regulatory obligations when applicable.
• Assist in documenting standardized purchasing workflows, recurring supplier requirements, and critical purchasing knowledge to support reliable coverage, cross-training, and business continuity.

Kenntnisse

Procurement

Supplier coordination

ERP/MRP systems

Purchase orders

Vendor management

Attention to detail

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

APICS CPSM CSCP CPIM

Tools

Global Shop

Jobbeschreibung

T&E Industries, Inc. in Orange, NJ is seeking a Senior Buyer to support day-to-day procurement, supplier coordination, and material availability for manufacturing operations.

The role collaborates with Operations, production planning, Engineering, Quality, Finance, receiving, and customer-facing teams to ensure timely, cost-effective sourcing. You will manage purchase orders, monitor supplier performance, and help resolve discrepancies while maintaining records in ERP/MRP systems.