Job description

The Buyer reports to the Factory Focus Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Exemplifies and promotes the ethical conduct of the purchasing function in all relationships with in-plant personnel and outside vendor contracts. Maintains compliance with corporate policies, domestic and international trading laws, and other established legal and procedural guidelines.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and schedules materials to meet customer demand. Identifies value enhancement and cost savings opportunities to plant processes and purchased materials.
• Recommends actions required to ensure operational effectiveness.
• Selects and implements optimal lean manufacturing supply chain solutions including using the best possible tools, such as E-commerce, MRP, Kanban, Min/Max, SOMI, VMI, and third-party warehousing.
• Utilizes information provided by ERP system daily to balance demand and supply of all assigned items. Collaborates with internal and external customers to negotiate and resolve scheduling conflicts, inventory levels, material shortages, other material issues, etc.
• Initiates new sources for materials along with Global Sourcing. Gathers and monitors relevant data regarding supplier performance to improve lead-time, purchase price, quality, transportation costs, on-time delivery, and initiate and implement corrective actions.
• Maintains relevant system data elements including lead-time, order policy, safety stock and all order modifiers. Handles responsibility for all facets of inventory control including identification and processing of obsolete, inactive and excess material. Resolves disposition of rejected material within set time period. Coordinates implementation of engineering change orders and pre-releases to achieve phase in/out of material to support operations as well as ensure on-time delivery, inventory objectives and cost effectiveness.
• Resolves invoice discrepancies.
• Additional responsibilities as required, such as coordinating interplant shipments between plants within the Company. Scope: $50-100m material flow

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• 5-10 years’ experience preferred.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external customers required.
• Must have knowledge of MRP/ERP systems.
• Ability to read blueprints required.
• One to three years of related materials/planning/purchasing experience preferred.
• Experience with capacity planning and purchasing negotiation preferred.
• Strong computer skills, Microsoft program skills preferred.
• Certification through APICS and/or NAPM preferred

Our organization offers benefits that are the best fit for you at every stage of your career:

Comprehensive Insurance Plans: Health, Dental and Vision, 401k with Company Matching Contribution, Discretionary 401k Company Contribution, Tuition Reimbursement Program, Life/Disability Insurance, Family Leave, Panasonic Employee Discounts, Paid Vacation and Holidays, Wellness Program, Identity Protection, Community Stewardship, Employee Assistance Program and more

Hussmann is a leader in providing display merchandisers, refrigeration systems, installation and services to food retailers around the world. We do more than provide a refrigeration system or install and maintain equipment. We provide our customers with solutions to make their businesses better. Finding a better way has always been the Hussmann way. Since 1906, our focus on innovation has helped food retailers succeed. We hold over a 122 U.S. patents and 320 international patents from more than a dozen countries. We collaborate with customers across a variety of food retail segments as we work towards fulfilling a promise for better businesses, better partners, and a better world.

Hussmann is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to veteran status, disability, age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, marital status, pregnancy, or any other non-merit based factor.

Hussmann is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bridgeton, MO 63044: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Purchasing: 5 years (Required)
• Procurement: 5 years (Required)
• Negotiation: 5 years (Required)
• ERP systems: 5 years (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person

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