What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Royston Plant?
Job Title: Buyer
Summary
Royston Group is a leading supplier for grocery, convenience store, retail, and laboratory with 9 production facilities (7 domestic and 2 international). The business is owned by a Private Equity company and is growing through a series of acquisitions along with organic growth. The Royston Group has brought under one umbrella a group of industry leading businesses and is honing them into one company. This role will play a key role in driving this strategy of “One Royston”.
Royston’s Southern CaseArts Operation Team currently has an immediate opening for a Buyer. This individual must have a strong background in metal-working purchasing, manufacturing and supply chain management and must be able to meet strategic and tactical company objectives. The successful candidate will report directly to the Procurement Sourcing Manager. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a friendly work environment with a team that is dedicated and passionate about the organization.
Division/Location
Southern CaseArts – Bessemer, AL
Job Classification: Exempt
Essential Functions/Duties and Responsibilities
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Evaluate and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and to determine need for corrective actions as needed.
- Management of material costs to assure company targets are met including usage, spend, inventory levels and scrap.
- Partner with manufacturing, engineering, business development, and sales departments and suppliers on the evaluation of new and existing materials as well as future trends in the global marketplace.
- Attend industry conferences and trade shows to maintain knowledge of market place trends and develop new supplier contacts.
- Works with vendors to implement continuous improvements and new technologies, resolve delivery issues such as delays, short orders, material discrepancies, and quality issues.
- Work with vendors to assure manufacturing schedules and inventories are in place so customer needs can be met.
- Establish and sustain vendor scorecards and manage vendor performance.
- Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
- Assists AP for supplier payments.
- Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for current and forecasted needs, ordering more materials when necessary.
- Respond to supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations.
- Review requisition orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications.
- Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports and price lists.
- Locate global suppliers, using sources such as catalogs and the internet.
Competencies
Results driven, Strong Negotiation Skills, Communication Skills, Attention to Detail, Time Management, Collaboration, Lean Problem Solving/Analysis, Customer/Client Focus
Education and Experience
- 5 years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent industry experience
- Proven track record of controlling and reducing spend through negotiation and development of a solid supplier base
- Sets prioritization and goals for the strategic long term and short-term needs of the business
- Expert competency level in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)
- Ability to multi-task and work with a hands-on approach
- Ability to demonstrate customer service qualities
- Travel 10% is needed between Royston Group plants, global vendors and customers.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will prolong periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer, is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.
Other Duties
Please note this job description does not fully describe or provide a comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Duties and responsibilities, including essential functions, may vary amongst locations and/or individuals holding this job position, and may be added or changed without notice.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vets/Disability
Buyer
Wakefield s Martin s -
Anniston, AL