Senior Buyer - UltraSource LLC

Join our team as a Senior Buyer in an organization where helping customers is its number one goal, we want to hear from you.

Since our founding in 1883, UltraSource has served the processing and packaging equipment needs of thousands of companies worldwide in the meat and poultry, seafood, produce, dairy, medical and pharmaceutical industries. Our comprehensive offering includes hundreds of products that enable us to custom tailor equipment solutions that meet the production line objectives, labor goals, budget constraints and brand image of our customers

Sign on Bonus $2,500

Mon-Fri 8AM-5PM

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Controls the levels of inventory on materials, parts or products by ensuring planning parameters are accurately maintained in the ERP system.
• Work with production, engineering, and sales to determine product needs and planning/schedules appropriately.
• Conduct and execute procurement plans to ensure all inventory is delivered to specification at the negotiated prices.
• Identify and drive process improvements to negotiate price, quality and quantity of materials and components with vendors.
• Collects the product requirements form sales, engineering, and production. Works with vendors to obtain drawings, technical datasheets, prices, order minimums and multiples
• Maintain information in the ERP system
• Reviews bid proposals and negotiates with multiple vendors within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
• Build relationships with current and new suppliers, as well as sourcing backup suppliers for critical items to mitigate production issues and bottlenecks.
• Identify and drive process improvements to reduce lead time, inventory levels and improve supplier delivery and quality.
• Process, approve and deliver purchase orders to meet targeted inventory goals
• Monitors past due orders and expedites delivery of goods form vendors required.
• Experience with domestic and international purchase orders.
• Works with engineering, production and finance to review and manage purchase price variance (PPV) and manufacturing variance.
• Helps resolve receiving issues and approves invoice exceptions( quantity or price differences from the PO) for payment by accounting.

Education and/or Experience:

• Highschool/ GED Required. associates or bachelor's preferred; 3-10 yrs related experience
• ERP/ MRP and inventory management experience are preferred but not required.
• Experience with ERP software, Dynamics 365 preferred.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office
• Strong negotiation skills are a must; ability to work and communicate effectively with sales team; manufacturing, leaders as well as vendors.
• Highly analytical, motivated and accustomed to working in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision plans
• 401k with company contribution
• Voluntary benefits: life, disability, accident and critical illness
• Life Insurance
• PTO and Personal Days

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