Buyer/Planner

Description:

SUMMARY

• Purchase materials, parts, supplies, and equipment following established purchasing policies and procedures and optimizes price, delivery, and terms; typically purchases $1-3 million per year; does not become heavily involved in the development of specifications, but the work is more complex than buying off-the-shelf items.
• Investigate and identify qualified suppliers; issue requests for quotations; may evaluate vendor reliability.Determine method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
• Review, approve and issue purchase requisitions; follow up and expedite as necessary. Select products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items; estimate value according to knowledge of market price.
• Coordinate purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at planned levels.
• Maintain procurement records such as items or services purchased, cost, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
• Monitor the cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value.
• Monitor market trends and conditions.
• Plan and issue schedules and material requirements.
• Coordinate activities of Engineering, Production Control, Purchasing and other departments to achieve optimum utilization of facilities in meeting production schedules.
• Provide input to management regarding problems such as shortages, design changes, backlogs, and the like.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university (preferred) or a minimum of 3 years’ experience.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed on the job.