Senior Buyer
3 months ago
Company Description:
Plastic Molding Technology leverages its three strategic locations to provide engineering expertise and full-service solutions within our core capabilities of injection molding, thermoforming and extrusion. Our Centers of Excellence offer a unique customer experience within each core capability. With in-house engineering expertise and automated technologies for superior quality, PMT is a flexible and accessible partner when you can’t afford any errors.
What you’ll do:
- Manage execution of POs to suppliers based on current demand, run-rate, lead time, and forecast
- Utilize logistics carriers and expedite raw materials to ensure customer expectations
- Order raw materials and services as per negotiated and appropriately approved service level agreements
- Assist in resolving vendor raw material shortages, backlogs, quality issues and other potential schedule interruptions or delivery delays
- Resolve any purchasing discrepancies, track and trend purchasing activity, and identify and alleviate potential risk for all supply management streams
- Establish and maintain communication channels across various departments to support purchasing activities and ensure ongoing operational activities
- Set up new vendors and SKUs when needed
- Advise management of market conditions and supplier base activity, which could affect pricing, and/or future availability
- Assist and support all departments for all purchasing needs
- Manage suppliers to reduce costs, improve quality, control inventories and ensure timely flow of material
- Develop a thorough working knowledge of required MRP / ERP systems
- Bring ideas to management and be able to implement necessary process improvements
- Establish safety stocks and reorder points based off customer demand history and forecast
- Performs other duties as assigned
What we’re looking for:
Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred
8+ years of procurement experience in manufacturing
Background in manufacturing and supply chain management
Proficiency in Microsoft Office