What are the responsibilities and job description for the Indirect Buyer position at Stoughton Trailers, LLC?
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Qualifications
- Release of purchase orders to suppliers via the ERP system on a timely basis in accordance with lead-times, and monitoring delivery schedules.
- Work closely with maintenance and operations on to review and align safety stock levels as needed.
- Communication and correspondence with the supply base on purchase order coordination and execution of releases submitted, including the management of identified discrepant materials.
- Interaction with material control on the required movement of materials as required to support manufacturing, which includes receiving, and internal movements.
- Reviews inventory to determine actions on excess and obsolete components and define a plan of action to manage.
- Experience in negotiating purchased costs and payment terms with suppliers, along with exposure to executing to supplier agreements and contracts.
- Ability to manage activities in a very hands-on manner and provide leadership and direction.
- Cross functional skills in understanding manufacturing capabilities and interna; customer expectations.
- Drive and implement new product and cost savings initiatives in a cross functional team setting.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested or required
- Perform all assigned tasks in a safe, efficient, timely, and accurate and highly productive manner according to company policy.
- Contribute to the team effort to produce a quality product.
- Attend scheduled work hours on a regular and timely basis. Maintain good attendance.
- Comply with all company policies and procedures.
Qualifications
- Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree required, with preferred emphasis within Operations or Supply Chain Management
- Licenses/Certifications:
- APICS Certification and/or progress towards is strongly preferred
- Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in material planning and/or purchasing, preferably within a manufacturing setting
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills in inventory management practices such as forecasting, order policy codes, demand management, and lead-time in support of customer programs.
- Ability to navigate with flexibility in a changing business environment.
- Strong project management skills, demonstrated experience with continuous improvement process and quality initiatives
- Solid ERP experience, Advanced Microsoft Office skills
- Required travel estimated at 10%.
- Accountability to complete work on time and with a high degree of quality.
