Buyer

Description

Onsite 4 days in Plymouth – 1 day remote

• Direct Materials purchasing role
• Direct Materials purchasing experience required (2-3 years)

Duties

• Responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors.
• Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers.
• May require a bachelor's degree and 2-5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals to perform a variety of tasks. Works under general supervision; typically reports to a supervisor or manager.
• A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. High School diploma required. BS degree preferred.

Notes:

• SAP experience highly preferred
• Med Device experience highly preferred
• ERP system, review pricing and lead times, issue POs, update ERP systems, monitor until filled, address invoice issues, participate in weekly status reviews for inventory levels, take actions as needed with suppliers to maintain inventory target levels, may need to update master data in the systems (refresh lead times, quantities, etc.)
• Comfortable purchasing in ERP system (Oracle, JD Edwards, etc.)
• MS Office experience required
• No supervisory experience need – will not be a supervisory role
• BS degree preferred, HS Diploma okay