What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Nortek Air Solutions?
About Nortek Air Management
Nortek Air Management is comprised of two individual businesses, Nortek Air Solutions and Nortek Global HVAC with annual sales of close to $1 billion across three market segments: Residential, Light Commercial and Custom Air Solutions. Our Company’s mission is Creating a Better Tomorrow Every Day. By living our core values of Safety, Integrity, Performance Driven Culture and Teamwork, we are a premier HVAC Company offering energy efficient and sustainable products and solutions that exceed customer expectations through employee’s commitment to quality, customer service and operational excellence.
Position Summary:
The Buyer, under the direction of the Director, Supply Chain, is responsible for aligning strategic business needs with supply solutions, optimizing day-to-day supply-base performance and optimizing the selection of suppliers and products. Must be able to work both independently and within a team solving complex tasks and problems.
Position Key Attributes:
- Ability to personally live safe and hold themselves and other team members accountable by having their back in support of our Safety core value.
- Has integrity, works transparently, and treats others with respect.
- Takes accountability to create and execute solutions that deliver desire results and can “own it” in a Performance Driven Culture.
- Works collaboratively as one team in a Teamwork Culture.
- Enjoys embracing and igniting change as a catalyst for improvement.
- A “builder” who is comfortable in a continuous improvement culture.
- Can thrive in a “legacy now” culture in which we strive to do the right thing for the company today, even if it is the hard thing, and leave behind a stronger company for the next generation of employees.
Position Responsibilities:
- Place material orders with specified suppliers to support production/parts requirements.
- To include: MRP analysis, MRO requirements and KanBan program support.
- Coordinate material deliveries with production schedule requirements.
- Maintain off-set parameters within the overall value stream map in regards to material availability.
- Management of excess/obsolete material.
- Expedite orders to ensure on-time delivery.
- Management of supplier base.
- Management of cost improvement (cost take out) projects.
- Efficiently analyze and process daily emergencies that arise to meet critical production deadlines.
- Maintain accurate supplier information in the MRP system Item Master.
- Process material returns, as needed.
- Comply with overall company 5S and lean initiatives.
- Adhere to the Company’s Safety and Housekeeping policies.
- Other duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree or technical school certificate with appropriate experience in the HVAC Industry.
- Experience with ERP software.
- Ability to build and maintain client relationships.
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Access.
Nortek Air Management and its divisions offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. To learn more about Nortek Air Solutions, please visit our company website at http://www.nortekair.com/.
Nortek Air Solutions and Nortek Global HVAC are equal opportunity employers and do not unlawfully discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex national origin, age disability, sexual orientation, or any other class protected by federal or state law.
