Buyer

Tulsa Manufacturing company seeking an experienced buyer with minimum of 3 years of experience in a manufacturing company. Excellent Microsoft Suite skills needed.  Experience with Sage a plus. Experience with MRP software preferred.

Job Description:

The Buyer is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, buying, and managing a wide range of purchase requisitions in support of production in a compliant manner aligned with internal policies and procedures. In addition, aid and support to the Sr. Buyer and Materials Manager as directed or required.

Buyer Responsibilities:

· Maintain effective and proper relations with suppliers or their representatives.

· Place orders and determine requirements from engineering and production schedules.

· Monitor the movement of materials through the production cycle and maintain inventory at planned levels.

· Expedite the filling of orders by suppliers to meet production requirements.

· Administer basic procurement functions such as maintaining more than one source of supply, verifying that planned purchase orders link to demand, suggesting changes or adjustments in quantities to take advantage of price breaks and trends.

· Release new requisitions as necessary for quotations and procurement to support required delivery of component parts or services.

· Participate in initiatives that will reduce the length of the supply chain, improve fill rates, and optimize inventory.

· Review and release work orders per system demand, manage the system recommended messages, as well as maintain work order dates that adhere to the metrics for the organization.

· Regularly update work order due dates based on fluctuations in in-house capacity and the delivery schedules from vendors.

· Regularly update safety stock levels, order minimums, and order multiples in the system.

· Keep the Purchasing team aware about changes in the delays that would affect the lead time

Excellent Benefit package offered

Salary will be DOE

Apply confidentially today.

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