Responsibilities:

• Understand supplier lead times and production processes.
• Communicate to suppliers business goals to maintain a strong relationship.
• Document and analyze all product related activities in various databases.
• Coaches, mentor and train team members through our purchasing processes
• Responsible for managing corporate buyer team
• Responsible for Corporate annual contracts such as copiers, lawn maintenance, air compressors, ink towels, laser gases etc.
• Work with maintenance managers on service and contracts.
• Back up other Buyer(s) on Material Requirements Planning (MRP) reports as needed.
• Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services.
• Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history.

Requirements:

• Experience in a purchasing or buyer role for a manufacturing company
• Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
• Experience sourcing and evaluating new vendors