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Buyer I
All Flex Solutions • Bloomington, MN 55431 • Posted 3 days ago
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The Buyer I at All Flex Solutions is responsible for purchasing raw material, components, supplies, and MRO items based on price, delivery, and quality to support internal customers and monitor supplier compliance. This role involves placing purchase orders, supporting sales and manufacturing, resolving supply issues, and managing supplier contracts and performance.
Responsibilities
- Place purchase orders for BOM items as determined by MRP. Communicate material shortages to production planners and customer service.
- Place purchase orders for supplies, equipment, etc. as required considering price, delivery, and quality for best value.
- Support sales, manufacturing, engineering, and maintenance by sourcing and quoting needed products.
- Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries and other problems.
- Monitor vendor performance and recommend modification or improvements when necessary.
- Establish, evaluate and monitor contracts to ensure supplies comply with terms and conditions established.
- Provide assistance with special projects, either assigned, or as needed
- Work cooperatively with others to assure inventory accuracy. Communicate and resolve receiving issues, assisting in reconciliation.
- Coordinate outsource purchase orders internally and send to service suppliers.
- Monitor expired material, evaluate disposition and communicate actions.
- Create new items accurately and completely as directed by new demands.
- Coordinate and manage outside facility services.
- Review and assist accounts payable with invoice discrepancies.
- Run on time delivery reports monthly and investigate into causes for late shipments.
- Calculate, manage, and communicate scorecards to suppliers quarterly. Follow up with signatures if below our standard when a SCAR has been issued. Work with the supplier to resolve SCAR issue and monitor as needed.
Qualifications
Required
- High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
- Minimum 3 years' experience working in a manufacturing environment, preferably a job shop.
- Minimum 2 years' purchasing and/or planning experience preferred.
- Experience with MRP systems and Microsoft office applications, primarily Word and Excel. NetSuite knowledge a plus.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident.
Preferred
- ASCM Certification preferred. If certification is not in place progress towards this will be required.
Full Job Description
Description
The primary function of the buyer is to purchase raw material, components, supplies and MRO items at the best value based off price, delivery, and quality. The Buyer I will also support internal customers and monitor supplier compliance.
An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.
N/A
Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident.
- Job Summary
The primary function of the buyer is to purchase raw material, components, supplies and MRO items at the best value based off price, delivery, and quality. The Buyer I will also support internal customers and monitor supplier compliance.
- Essential Job Duties
- Place purchase orders for BOM items as determined by MRP. Communicate material shortages to production planners and customer service.
- Place purchase orders for supplies, equipment, etc. as required considering price, delivery and quality for best value.
- Support sales, manufacturing, engineering and maintenance by sourcing and quoting needed products.
- Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries and other problems.
- Monitor vendor performance and recommend modification or improvements when necessary.
- Establish, evaluate and monitor contracts to ensure supplies comply with terms and conditions established.
- Provide assistance with special projects, either assigned, or as needed
- Work cooperatively with others to assure inventory accuracy. Communicate and resolve receiving issues, assisting in reconciliation.
- Coordinate outsource purchase orders internally and send to service suppliers.
- Monitor expired material, evaluate disposition and communicate actions.
- Create new items accurately and completely as directed by new demands.
- Coordinate and manage outside facility services.
- Review and assist accounts payable with invoice discrepancies.
- Run on time delivery reports monthly and investigate into causes for late shipments.
- Calculate, manage, and communicate scorecards to suppliers quarterly. Follow up with signatures if below our standard when a SCAR has been issued. Work with the supplier to resolve SCAR issue and monitor as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Additional Job Expectations
- High attention to detail. Commitment to quality.
- Service attitude and ability to coordinate the requests of a variety of employees.
- Strong information technology skills and aptitude.
- Excellent demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
- Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
- Attends work for the hours required, gives advance notice of days away from work, and keeps unscheduled absences to a minimum.
- Completes work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other co-workers and management.
- Understand All Flex's Quality Policy, and implements it in all processes.
An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.
- Qualifications
- Education
- High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
- Experience and/or Training
- Minimum 3 years' experience working in a manufacturing environment, preferably a job shop.
- Minimum 2 years' purchasing and/or planning experience preferred.
- Experience with MRP systems and Microsoft office applications, primarily Word and Excel. NetSuite knowledge a plus.
- Licenses/Certifications
- ASCM Certification preferred. If certification is not in place progress towards this will be required.
- Technology/Equipment
N/A
- Government Contractor Compliance Requirements
Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident.
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