What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Buyer position at Plastic Molding Technology LLC?
Job Description
Job Description
Compensation Range
75,000 - $95,000 annually in Colorado, or the equivalent in Texas
Company Description :
Plastic Molding Technology (PMT) manufactures high precision plastic parts for automotive, telecommunications, medical device, renewable energy, and industrial customers. The primary manufacturing processes are injection molding and thermoforming. PMT has ~100 injection molding presses at its two primary manufacturing locations in El Paso, TX and Centennial, CO (a suburb of Denver). A third facility in Longmont, CO (a suburb of Denver) provides in-house repair and fabrication of tools & dies.
Role Description : The Senior Buyer will be responsible for managing all activities within our accounts payable and accounts receivable function. We're searching for candidates that value our mission and are self-motivated to continually improve our evolving department.
What you'll do :
- Manage execution of PO's to suppliers based on current demand, run-rate, lead time, and forecast
- Utilize logistics carriers and expedite raw materials in order to ensure customer expectations
- Order raw materials and services as per negotiated and appropriately approved service level agreements
- Assist in resolving vendor raw material shortages, backlogs, quality issues and other potential schedule interruptions or delivery delays
- Resolve any purchasing discrepancies, track and trend purchasing activity, and identify and alleviate potential risk for all supply management streams
- Establish and maintain communication channels across various departments to support purchasing activities and ensure ongoing operational activities
- Set up and new vendors and SKUs when needed
- Advise management of market conditions and supplier base activity, which could affect pricing, and or future availability
- Assist and support all departments for all purchasing needs
- Manage suppliers to reduce costs, improve quality, control inventories, improve payment terms and ensure timely flow of material
- Develop a thorough working knowledge of required MRP / ERP systems
- Bring ideas to management and be able to implement necessary process improvements
- Establish safety stocks and reorder points based off customer demand history and forecast
- Perform other duties as assigned
What we're looking for :
What will make you successful :
Salary : $75,000 - $95,000
