What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer - Aftermarket Parts position at Astec Industries?
Description
Buyer - Aftermarket Parts
BUILT TO CONNECT
Astec is a global, environmentally focused infrastructure and manufacturing company of asphalt road building and aggregate processing. Our mission is to design and build the most innovative products for the industries we serve. Leveraging innovative solutions and technologies, we serve customers all over the world.
ABOUT THE POSITION
As part of the Procurement Team, this role will specifically support the Aftermarket Parts Sales Team and will be responsible for negotiating, quoting, and purchasing parts essential for asphalt and industrial heating equipment. The Parts Buyer will contribute to optimizing the supply chain, ensuring high-quality parts availability, and enhancing customer satisfaction. Primary responsibilities include providing customer service to internal customers and external vendors by placing purchase orders, maintaining past due reports, following up on orders to ensure materials are delivered on promised dates, receiving bids, and making purchases of commodities or goods where the financial impact or decision making is limited.
Key Deliverables :
- Identify and evaluate suppliers for aftermarket parts.
- Place orders and track shipments to ensure timely delivery.
- Monitor inventory levels to forecast demand and minimize stockouts.
- Execute new item creation and conduct invoice reconciliation.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure quality and reliability.
- Work closely with the Aftermarket Parts Sales Team to understand parts requirements and customer needs.
Key Activities & Responsibilities :
To be successful in this role, your experience and competencies are :
NOTE : This position is responsible for certain internal control responsibilities. These internal control responsibilities are verbally communicated to the incumbent and periodic feedback is provided as it relates to the performance of these internal control responsibilities.
OUR CULTURE & VALUES
Employees that become part of Astec embody the values below throughout their work :
WORK ENVIRONMENT-Office
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to risk of injury in an office environment and occasionally a manufacturing shop plant environment. Duties include a typical office setting including extensive computer work, sitting, or standing. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Astec does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender (sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, citizenship status, a person's veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law or executive order.
