Manufacturing Buyer

1 week ago

Wixom, United States Korex Corp. Full time $50,000 - $65,000
Job DescriptionJob Description

Korex is looking for a buyer to join our team

Responsibilities:

  • Support goals and objectives as established by management, with emphasis on strategic packaging sourcing
  • Responsible for management and competitive sourcing for, but not limited to, packaging items in accordance to the specifications provided by the customer
  • Evaluate, manage and negotiate competitive bids for assigned categories to achieve annual cost savings target set by management
  • Inventory management and distribution for assigned categories by utilizing various ERP tools
  • Work with Sales for new product development and packaging engineer for vendor selection and making sure the packaging integrity is sufficient for commerce, keeping quality high at the best possible price •
  • Manage and supervise Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs
  • Manage vendor relationships with the goal of minimizing costs and maximizing efficiencies

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • 3+ years manufacturing experience
  • Understanding of forecasting, budgeting and inventory management
  • Strong interpersonal skills, detail oriented and able to coordinate/manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Professional experience in direct supplier negotiation, contract and vendor management and pricing/costs decisions.
  • non-automotive experience preferred
Company DescriptionThe Korex Companies are Contract Manufacturers and Packagers of a wide variety of consumer, industrial, private label, and institutional products. Korex is the largest contract manufacturer of powdered automatic dishwasher detergent in North America. Our customer list includes every major household cleaning company in North America.Company DescriptionThe Korex Companies are Contract Manufacturers and Packagers of a wide variety of consumer, industrial, private label, and institutional products. Korex is the largest contract manufacturer of powdered automatic dishwasher detergent in North America. Our customer list includes every major household cleaning company in North America.

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