What are the responsibilities and job description for the MRO Associate Buyer position at MACHINE SPECIALTIES LLC?
Machine Specialties, LLC is a leading contract machining and metal finishing company that designs and manufactures sophisticated, cost-effective solutions to meet our clients’ most demanding challenges. Our company is located in Whitsett, NC, about 8 miles outside of Greensboro, NC.
We are looking for a motivated and self-directed person to support our maintenance and tool crib team in the MRO (Management, Repair and Operations) Associate Buyer position. This role is an hourly position and will report to our Director of Purchasing.
We need an organized individual to order needed parts, build relationships with suppliers, and work with internal teams to ensure our inventory is accurate for all maintenance/tool crib needs. The ultimate goal is to reduce the cost of maintaining our existing equipment and purchase consumables at competitive prices and have these delivered on time.
Position Expectations:
- Initiates purchase orders and goods, services, and consumable items.
- Initiates and manages timely receipt of quotes from suppliers, managing all data such as delivery dates/lead times, relevant requirements and any information necessary to communicate status of material.
- Sources materials/goods/consumables from a list of preferred suppliers and updates purchasing information related to sourcing activities, ensuring the best price.
- Develops and maintains strong supplier relationships, communicating updates/changes as needed.
- Processes purchase orders in a timely manner, obtains purchase order acknowledgements from suppliers, and updates and tracks data.
- Processes Daily & Weekly reports.
- Monitors open purchase orders for all orders to ensure on-time deliveries, alerts requisitioner and/or management as needed of any potential issues.
- Tracks in-transit purchases, identifying and addressing any potential delivery problems.
- Reviews and executes Return-to-Vendor requests and tracks replacement materials.
- Addresses invoice resolution activities in a timely manner.
- Responsible for understanding all areas of the business rules involving order processing, inventory, purchasing, material requirements planning and related accounting impacts to operations.
- Serve as back up for the crib attendant or other buyers on an as needed basis.
- Analyzes MRO purchasing and special projects.
