Buyer I - Manufacturing

Description

Remarkable opportunity to join an industry leading packaging & converting equipment manufacturer celebrating our 50th year in business. In this role you’ll use your keen attention to detail and sense of urgency to ensure accurate and timely procurement of goods and services. Excellent communication & analytical skills are required for communicating with stakeholders and problem solving. Enercon offers offer a friendly work environment, opportunities for advancement, financial stability and generous profit sharing and bonus programs. Apply today and take the next step in a rewarding career.

Responsibilities:

• Send RFQ’s to Enercon approved suppliers to support production schedule.
• Monitor inventory levels and place orders according to purchasing parameters maintained in the ERP system.
• Analyze purchase history and adjust purchasing parameters to support the defined inventory and replenishment strategy.
• Process purchase orders accurately and efficiently.
• Monitor purchase order status and resolve any issues or discrepancies.
• Daily follow up late and unconfirmed purchase orders.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of sourced or sub-contracted materials or services supporting the production schedule or strategic initiatives.
• Act as a first level escalation point for manufacturing when supplier delivery, quality, cost, or communication does not meet needs or expectations.
• Resolve supplier quality issues promptly through individual efforts or communication and coordination of other functional resources.
• Handle invoice discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Support stocking strategy for assigned suppliers or commodities.
• Own part set up, change management, and data integrity of purchasing fields inside ERP system.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers to foster collaboration and innovation.
• Assist in supplier onboarding and offboarding activities.
• Utilize ERP system, its data, and other reporting tools to effectively manage supplier performance and effectiveness.
• Proactively monitor and manage supplier performance leveraging the supplier score card process to meet company goals for on time delivery, quality, profitability, and technological advancement.
• Travel to supplier sites as required to review supplier scorecard and ensure the company’s needs and expectations are clear and being met. Conduct regular performance reviews with suppliers.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities through negotiation, consolidation, and alternative sourcing strategies.
• Support inventory cycle counting initiatives or corrective action/counter measure initiatives which result from cycle counting.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or an associate degree with demonstrated buying experience in a manufacturing organization.
• Prior experience in Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Materials Management preferred, but not required.
• Good verbal and written communication.
• Attention to detail and sense of urgency for resolving problems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word is required.
• Ability to understand and interpret engineering drawings, technical data, and product
• Ability to manage multiple projects or activities.
  
  

Description

Remarkable opportunity to join an industry leading packaging & converting equipment manufacturer celebrating our 50 th year in business. In this role you’ll use your keen attention to detail and sense of urgency to ensure accurate and timely procurement of goods and services. Excellent communication & analytical skills are required for communicating with stakeholders and problem solving. Enercon offers offer a friendly work environment, opportunities for advancement, financial stability and generous profit sharing and bonus programs. Apply today and take the next step in a rewarding career.

Responsibilities:

• Send RFQ’s to Enercon approved suppliers to support production schedule.
• Monitor inventory levels and place orders according to purchasing parameters maintained in the ERP system.
• Analyze purchase history and adjust purchasing parameters to support the defined inventory and replenishment strategy.
• Process purchase orders accurately and efficiently.
• Monitor purchase order status and resolve any issues or discrepancies.
• Daily follow up late and unconfirmed purchase orders.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of sourced or sub-contracted materials or services supporting the production schedule or strategic initiatives.
• Act as a first level escalation point for manufacturing when supplier delivery, quality, cost, or communication does not meet needs or expectations.
• Resolve supplier quality issues promptly through individual efforts or communication and coordination of other functional resources.
• Handle invoice discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Support stocking strategy for assigned suppliers or commodities.
• Own part set up, change management, and data integrity of purchasing fields inside ERP system.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers to foster collaboration and innovation.
• Assist in supplier onboarding and offboarding activities.
• Utilize ERP system, its data, and other reporting tools to effectively manage supplier performance and effectiveness.
• Proactively monitor and manage supplier performance leveraging the supplier score card process to meet company goals for on time delivery, quality, profitability, and technological advancement.
• Travel to supplier sites as required to review supplier scorecard and ensure the company’s needs and expectations are clear and being met. Conduct regular performance reviews with suppliers.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities through negotiation, consolidation, and alternative sourcing strategies.
• Support inventory cycle counting initiatives or corrective action/counter measure initiatives which result from cycle counting.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain , Operations Management, Business, or an associate degree with demonstrated buying experience in a manufacturing organization.
• Prior experience in Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Materials Management preferred, but not required.
• Good verbal and written communication.
• Attention to detail and sense of urgency for resolving problems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word is required.
• Ability to understand and interpret engineering drawings, technical data, and product
• Ability to manage multiple projects or activities.