Strategic Purchasing Specialist – Raw Materials & Finished Goods

Custom Building Products, LLC; North Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Company paid life and disability

Paid vacation and holidays

401k and discretionary bonus

Job summary

Custom Building Products is a high-volume manufacturer of stone and tile installation and beautification products. The Purchasing Agent role supports manufacturing operations at our Las Vegas, NV or Stockton, CA facilities, with responsibilities spanning raw materials and finished goods sourcing, inventory control, and supplier coordination.

The selected candidate will manage orders, monitor lead times, optimize costs, and collaborate with Receiving and AP to ensure timely payments and accurate

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Purchasing / Supply Chain position, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• 4-year degree in Business / Supply Chain Management or related field preferred.
• Previous experience buying powder and liquid raw materials & chemicals preferred.
• Previous experience managing inventory and purchases for multiple locations helpful.
• CPIM / APICS / CPM background or certification helpful.
• Good computer skills in Office applications required. Good excel skills are a must.
• Familiar with Blanket Order Purchasing.
• Good analytical skills and quickly able to change course as demand fluctuations arise.
• Previous experience using JD Edwards is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Place purchase orders for raw materials to support manufacturing requirements.
• Manage and order all long lead time raw materials from US based and overseas suppliers for other plants within the Western Region.
• Place purchase orders for raw materials for drop shipment to support monthly replenishment cycle of assigned toll manufacturing suppliers.
• Review usage changes and adjust reorder points and fixed order quantities as required.
• Evaluate freight options to ensure cost-effective transportation.
• Manage formula change notices and material usage changes; initiate orders for new materials.
• Coordinate purchase of locally sourced raw materials through Central Traffic Dept to maximize inbound deliveries.
• Resolve receipt and payment issues with Receiving and Accounts Payable Depts.
• Perform semi-annual standard cost updates factoring inbound freight and landed cost.
• Order selected raw materials and packaging for other manufacturing plants within the Western region.
• Purchase new raw materials to support New Production Launches.
• Purchase other assigned materials as required.
• Process / reconcile month end inventories for selected plants and toll vendor locations.
• Review inventory levels of regional warehouses and place orders for domestically produced Finished Goods for shipment to other Western US plant locations.
• Place Purchase orders with Toll Manufacturers to support monthly Purchase volume for Make-to- Stock SKU's and Make-to-Order SKUs as required.
• Disaggregate monthly toll production volume and split shipments to multiple warehouses in the US.
• Coordinate pickups between assigned carriers and Toll manufacturers to assure all produced products are shipped from toll manufacturers per schedule.
• Perform periodic inventory audits of company owned materials at Toll manufacturing locations.
• Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies at Toll Manufacturing locations.
• Purchase overseas sourced Finished Goods to support new production launches and sales for established products.
• Conduct volume / inventory analysis to optimize best shipping methods for overseas sourced items.

Skills

Analytical skills

Inventory management

Experience in Purchasing

Adaptability

Education

Bachelors in Business / Supply Chain Management

CPIM/APICS/CPM certification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Office applications

JD Edwards

Job description

Custom Building Products is a high-volume manufacturer of stone and tile installation and beautification products. The Purchasing Agent role supports manufacturing operations at our Las Vegas, NV or Stockton, CA facilities, with responsibilities spanning raw materials and finished goods sourcing, inventory control, and supplier coordination.

The selected candidate will manage orders, monitor lead times, optimize costs, and collaborate with Receiving and AP to ensure timely payments and accurate