Technical Buyer

Overview

The Technical Buyer in this role plans and conducts the purchasing of raw materials, tooling, MRO materials while maintaining the raw material inventory required to support demand. Works in conjunction with other teams to provide outstanding value and commitment to the organization in the most cost-effective manner within quality standards.

Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

• Responsible for sourcing non-commodity and global materials.
• Purchases raw materials and components for finished products using approved material requirements planning system and maintains accurate system information such as open purchase quantities, delivery dates, lead times, inventory levels, etc.
• Constantly evaluates and monitors risk within the supply chain.
• Responsible for facilitating purchase of MRO and equipment per specification.
• Responsible for reducing the total cost of obtaining materials. Documents cost saving opportunities in support of departmental goals.
• Facilitates identification and evaluation of potential suppliers including reviewing bid proposals from vendors and entering into contracts within budgeting limitations. Manages ongoing relationship with vendors including ensuring conformance to regulatory requirements, CGMP, and quality requirements.
• Serves in an advising capacity to assist other departments in obtaining proper specifications, quotations, delivery terms and costs.
• Monitors requisitions of materials from stores to assure that parts are available when required.
• Participates in non-conforming material investigations and dispositioning, facilitating corrective action with vendors including returns to and appropriate credits.
• Works with technical group to begin sourcing for new products by obtaining new information or samples. Supports the quote process for new business and communicates raw material specifications provided by Manufacturing Engineering to suppliers; serves as liaison to these groups.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Business, or related concentration
• LEAN training or experience preferred.
• 2-4 years purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills, excellent problem solving, interpersonal and analytical skills, and ability to work in a team environment
• Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and interact with all levels in the organization
• Industrial/Manufacturing Experience preferred
• Proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel and other related Microsoft products.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Strong negotiating skills with knowledge of purchasing commodities.

More About Filtration Group

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.   

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group produces mission critical products with high replacement rates.  Over 80 percent of the Company’s revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer’s products or processes.  With revenues over $2 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries. Filtration Group has over 10,000 employees who are united in their Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.