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Job Description
The Buyer will review/create purchase requisitions and create/maintain purchase orders in line with MRP messages to meet the factory plans created by the Production Planning Team while minimizing inventory and production shortages. The Buyer will interface between the procurement inventory/warehousing production planning category managers customer service and technology personnel and will be the primary contact with vendors ensuring supplier performance is measured and corrective actions completed.
Essential functions
Job duties to include but are not limited to;
- Create purchase orders in line with the Production Schedule to meet production and customer requirements
- Participate in shop floor reviews to ensure that material availability is clearly communicated
- Identify supplier delivery issues develop alternatives/contingencies and communicate them to key stakeholders
- Implement materials management strategies and drive raw material inventory reduction to achieve inventory turn goals
- Routine measure Procurement Process Performance/KPIs: Supplier Performance Supplier OTD POs overdue Invoice overdue etc.
- Use best practice techniques to determine effective lot sizing for raw materials
- Use best practice techniques to determine effective safety stock and reorder point levels and update accordingly
- Use best practice techniques to determine and effective communicate and maintain leadtimes in the planning system
- To develop and communicate material recovery plans when shop floor output falls behind the plan
- Addresses issues associated with purchase price and quantity variances to ensure timely payment of invoices or return of merchandise.
- To support the Material Review process (MRB) and execute transactions in a timely manner
- Provide support and bestpractices to develop global and local purchasing processes
- Provides supply chain reporting and analytical support as needed
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to develop and support the purchasing activities of the Supply Chain Management team
- Complying with all relevant legal requirements & Smiths policies and procedures including business ethics data protection and health & safety
- Other duties assigned.
Qualifications :
Education Requirements
Required/Preferred: Preferred
Years of Experience: 5 years
Education Level: Associate degree Preferred
Technical Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Worked as a buyer in a manufacturing environment familiar with multilevel BoMs and experienced in high volume/low mix and low volume/high mix product ranges.
- Commercially astute and able to manage a diverse supply base
- Strong knowledge of MS Excel presentation skills
- Understanding of Six Sigma Lean manufacturing JIT Kanban VMI or other supply chain methodology are desirable
- Knowledge of SAP R3 ERP system or similar system preferred
- Strong analytical and critical thinking/problem solving skills
Background:
This position may require Sensitive Security Information (SSI) access and vetting via the TSA. If required applicant must successfully pass a federal background investigation.
This position may require a U.S. Personal Security Clearance.
SDI is a Federal Contractor and a drugfree workplace. By submitting an application I confirm that I understand that the Company has a right to require me to submit to a drug test prior to employment and at any time during my employment to the extent permitted by law.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
