Buyer

Salary $58,532 - $81,066

Key Responsibilities

• Follow all established SOPs for Purchasing Department posted on SharePoint.
• Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest price and in correct amounts.
• Prepare purchase orders with appropriate cost, delivery, and payment terms.
• Research and evaluate new vendors based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, delivery, and payment terms.
• Establish and maintain vendor relationships, visit vendor production facilities, and resolve vendor claims as they arise.
• Maintain raw material purchasing grids monthly, and monitor changes affecting supply and demand, tracking market conditions, price trends and raw material price indices.
• Cooperate with production, planning, shipping, receiving, warehousing, accounts payable, inventory/costing, and maintenance departments as needed.
• Assist with new product trials and cost reduction initiatives as needed.
  
  

Professional Experience

• Must have at least 2 years of experience in purchasing or related fields
• Knowledge of manufacturing and production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing manufacture and distribution of goods.
  
  

Education And Specialized Skills Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field with 2 years of experience (5 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of bachelor’s degree)
• ASCM certifications or documented progress towards certification a plus
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint necessary - SAP experience highly desirable
  
  

Environment And Behavioral Profile

• Must be collaborative and have a proven track record of positive team player characteristics.
• Demonstrated success in accountability and the ability to perform in stressful environment with multiple production schedule changes.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to interact with personnel at all levels effectively through written, spoken and presentation methods.
• Must be an active listener as well as show the ability to influence others during key decision making.
• Candidate will be exposed to loud noise that may exceed 87 decibels.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and walk and talk or hear; and use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, ambient air, temperature extremes, combustible dust fumes or airborne particles, traffic, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally high in specific areas.
• Candidate must have the ability to multitask in a demanding environment.
  
  

Linguistic Profile

• Swiss Krono USA embraces the diversity of languages, but most, if not all, communication verbally and written is preferred in English to successfully complete the appropriate scope of work.
• Proficiency in German would enable interaction with another Procurement Manager in Swiss Krono Group (not required)
  
  

Mobility And Physical Requirement Profile

• Work location is Barnwell, SC, USA. This job operates in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to travel on short notice
• Travel up to 10%
• The physical criteria for many of the tasks in this job description require the ability to walk a large plant site and climb stairs and ladders to tall towers and buildings.
  
  

Key relationships (internal and external stakeholder)

• Internal – planning/scheduling; production (PT, KT, FUB), receiving, accounts payable, sales.
• External – vendors, SK European locations
  
  

Eeo

Swiss Krono USA is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.