Buyer I

6 days ago

Columbia City, IN, United States Regal Rexnord Full time
SUMMARY:

Through developing relationships with vendors and negotiating purchasing agreements, purchases materials for use at plant locations in the manufacturing and/or assembling of products resulting in manufacturing and/or sales improvements as well as improvements in cost, quality and delivery.

Responsible for raw material processes, Direct AND Indirect, including procurement through Kanban, Plan for Every Part (PFEP), Warehouse layout, and audit processes which are necessary to support production requirements across value streams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties include but are not limited to:
  • Maintaining and developing vendor relationships/partnerships
  • Works with vendor representatives to develop new methods, material, or items which will generate manufacturing or sales improvement
  • Participates in supply based continuous improvement in cost, quality & delivery
  • Investigates new sources of supply
  • Coordinates and implements supplier managed inventory programs and/or Kanban
  • Coordinates supplier involvement in new product design
  • Interacts with Product Engineering for new products/projects
  • Assists plant level Materials personnel with vendor and material issues
  • Expediting, including formal expedites from Customer Service, casual inquiries, checking on past due orders and missed shipments.
  • Act as mentor and trainer of any Purchasing Coordinators
  • Prepares purchase orders and inventory orders. This requires reviewing customer orders to verify specification, pricing, and ensure proper communication of order with vendor. In addition, reviews lot sizes and purchase cost for inventory orders.
  • Working directly with Customer Service team on verifying components for MTO customer orders.
  • Daily release management and Kanban card execution, including data entry of releases (Kanban ordering), reprinting, and tracking cards
  • Conduct regular analysis to anticipate and resolve potential problems
  • Process supplier forecast report monthly and adjust Kanban card quantities in coordination with Purchasing Coordinator.
  • Manage packaging visual management system/Central storage
  • Process various purchasing reports and incident reports
  • Own SAP & Access purchasing data files
  • Conduct Kanban Card audits and counts as needed
  • Assist production with home location identification and overall warehouse customization through PFEP
  • Administrative duties including data entry and filing when necessary
  • Assist in resolving invoicing and receiving issues
  • Run and submit supplier forecasts, supplier scorecard owner
  • Assist with quality hold tags, incident reports and process vendor returns
  • General office tasks in support of the business as needed, including data entry and cross functional projects as assigned
  • Specific duties may vary between Buyers.
Critical Competencies
  • Knowledge of Lean, thorough knowledge of Kanban principles, product component knowledge and assembly processes
  • Experienced SAP user
  • Professional and excellent oral and written communication skill
  • Strong attention to details
  • Strong project and time management skills, as well as math and analytical skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively with all functions to build positive relationships throughout the entire organization
  • Ability to problem solve and the ability to multi-task
Education and Experience Requirements:
  • High School Diploma, required. Advanced degree, preferred
  • 3+ years inventory, material handling, or material presentation experience, preferred
  • Proficiency in MS Office suite, required
  • Previous experience in SAP (ERP), preferred
PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

Benefits
  • Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
  • Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
  • Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
  • Paid Leaves
  • Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company's electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company's automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company's end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Posters

Notification to Agencies: Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.

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