Parts Buyer

Job Description:

As a Parts Buyer in the furniture industry, you will play a critical role in optimizing inventory management, ensuring timely production, and meeting customer demand. You will collaborate with various teams including production, sales, and logistics to forecast demand, plan procurement, monitor productions, manage vendors and coordinate inventory levels. Your analytical skills and understanding of market trends will be essential in creating accurate forecasts and maximizing operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

Supply and Demand Planning:

· Manage and maintain Buying reports

· Run complete Buys for every category supplier while working with Purchasing Team to load on set containers

· Review and clean up parts requests from cross functional partners and send them to team for execution

· Review future free levels and analyze purchasing accuracy

· Manage monthly forecast and buy planning

Purchase Order and Invoice Management:

· Work with QC/QA Teams to negotiate parts purchasing pricing 

· Generate specific Parts Purchase Orders including reorders, and pilot runs

· Generate specific Swatch Purchase Orders including reorders, and pilot runs

Vendor Management:

· Review Vendor Performance based on parts request required and ensure suppliers fall within organization’s minimum requirement for replacement

Internal Reporting and Coordination:

· Provide statistics and updates about items to the team and sales representatives.

· · Track and implement KPIs for parts ordering with Claims Teams to use as measurable success rates for product and factory product quality

· Cross-training session with team members

Qualifications:

· 1-2 years of experience in procurement, logistics, or a similar role is preferred.

· Strong organizational and time-management skills.

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.

· Familiarity with inventory management systems.

Additional Skills:

· Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

· Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

· Flexibility and adaptability to manage changing priorities.