Junior Buyer

About StoneAge

StoneAge is the global leader in designing and manufacturing high-pressure waterblast tooling and automated, IoT-enabled/robotic equipment, based in Durango, CO., with five subsidiaries in four countries. Think squirt guns on steroids run by humans and robots! StoneAge is also the parent company of Breadware, an IoT product development firm that helps clients build and launch IoT-enabled products. We are an innovative, employee-owned company that aims to change our industry and the world through advancing technical products and services – and with our unique, people-centric culture.

Description
Buyer is responsible for the purchasing, scheduling, and expediting of purchased parts within their assigned commodity to include raw material, fabricated to print or off the shelf components. Responsibilities include developing good supplier relationships, as well as expanding and qualifying new suppliers. Cost control functions will include competitive quoting while optimizing quality, inventory, reliability, delivery, and cost of StoneAge’s parts and accessories. The Buyer shall exemplify and foster the StoneAge OWN IT mindset, values, and self-leadership principles.

This position reports to the Supply Chain Senior Manager.

Requirements

• Responsible for maintaining inventory of Purchased Parts according to parameters established by the management team.
• Purchase parts to include (but not exclusive to) Fabricated to print, raw materials, consumables, off the shelf and subcontracted items.
• Coordinate with Suppliers on quality and scheduling issues during the procurement cycle.
• Maintain and foster positive Supplier relationships while monitoring their ability to perform.
• Responsible for the identification of new Suppliers in area of expertise as well as their qualification, quality, and development.
• Analyze price breaks vs. order quantity and trends usage.
• Serve as interface between Quality Control, Engineering, and Vendor to quickly resolve quality issues through temporary containment countermeasures and monitoring of the corrective action request process.
• Act as back up for other buyers when required.
• Prepare RFQ’s.
• Negotiate purchase orders and supply contracts.
• Assistance in the process of returns, resolving receiving discrepancies and billing discrepancies.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with other employees and to communicate and interact effectively with management and team members at all levels through both verbal and written means.
• Must have a continuous improvement mindset
• Demonstrates the “Own It” mindset and fosters the mindset.
• Be a Great Teammate
• Practice Self-Leadership
• Deliver on the StoneAge Assurance Promise
• Any other duties requested by Supply Chain Senior Manager.

KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

The Buyer must have:

• Basic knowledge of materials, machining and manufacturing processes
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with suppliers as well as other employees.
• Understand basic cost and inventory accounting procedures.
• Good negotiating skills
• Attention to detail.
• Experience with MRP systems and basic analysis of purchasing requirements as well as Microsoft Office software.

OTHER INFORMATION

• Some travel to visit suppliers may be required.
• Extended working hours may be needed at peak times or when short staffed.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Diversity at our company means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person’s talents and strengths.

Benefits
StoneAge offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes:

• We are an Employee Owned Company
• Group health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) plan with a guaranteed match
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness rewards program, and much more!

Even more exciting, we are an employee-owned company with profit-sharing and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP"), in which shares of company stock are allocated to eligible employees each year.
Our "Own It" mindset captures what many of us consider the biggest benefit of all: a highly engaged, collaborative workplace where everyone matters and every employee makes a significant impact.
Please visit our website at www.stoneagetools.com to get a better sense of our company and our employee-owned culture!