What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Purchaser position at Keenline Conveyor Systems, LLC?
Overview
Keenline Conveyor Systems is seeking an experienced, organized, detail oriented, and proactive Purchaser to support our manufacturing operations in Omro, Wisconsin.
This Purchaser will be responsible for sourcing and purchasing materials, components, and services required for our manufacturing operations. In this role, you’ll be responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and procuring materials and services that keep our operations running smoothly. You’ll work closely with suppliers and internal teams to ensure cost-effective, timely, and compliant purchasing that supports all of Keenline's operations.
At Keenline, we pride ourselves on building a workplace culture rooted in efficiency, neatness, and continuous improvement. As a leader in manufacturing solutions, we empower our teams to drive innovation while maintaining a clean, polished, and safe environment.
Company Background
Keenline is located in Omro, WI and we have been designing and manufacturing conveying equipment for over 75 years. Since the beginning, Keenline’s focus has been on the conceptualization, design, and implementation of material handling and conveying systems, and specifically in the food and raw food handling markets. We are a single-owner business under great new ownership that places a high value on innovation, long-term trusted relationships, integrity, teamwork, and open communication. Our slogan at Keenline is “Neat, Clean, and Efficient,” and that slogan goes throughout our entire company and its operations. Check us out at www.Keenline.com.
Key Responsibilities
- Purchase materials, components, equipment, and outside services required for manufacturing.
- Create and manage purchase orders and follow them through delivery.
- Obtain and evaluate supplier quotations for price, lead time, quality, and other commercial considerations.
- Negotiate pricing, delivery dates, terms, and other purchasing requirements with suppliers.
- Monitor open purchase orders and proactively follow up on late or potentially late material.
- Identify shortages and supply-chain risks early and coordinate solutions before they disrupt production.
- Develop and maintain productive relationships with existing suppliers while identifying alternate sources when appropriate.
- Work closely with engineering, production, project management, accounting, and other departments to understand material requirements.
- Review specifications, drawings, bills of material, and related information needed to purchase the correct components.
- Help control material costs by identifying competitive sourcing opportunities and challenging unnecessary price increases.
- Resolve supplier issues involving incorrect material, quality concerns, quantities, pricing, or delivery.
- Maintain accurate purchasing information and supplier documentation.
- Assist with inventory management and purchasing-process improvements.
- Perform additional purchasing and operational responsibilities as needed
- Recommend process improvements to reduce cycle times and enhance efficiency.
- Support implementation and use of digital procurement systems to streamline workflows.
Qualifications
Preferred:
- Previous purchasing or buyer experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience purchasing fabricated parts, metals, motors/drives, bearings, electrical components, commercial components, or similar industrial materials is beneficial.
- Strong supplier communication and negotiation skills.
- Comfortable reading bills of material, specifications, and manufacturing-related documentation.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage a large number of open items and changing priorities.
- Good analytical ability and attention to detail.
- Comfortable using ERP/MRP systems, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and related business software – experience in using NetSuite as a purchasing program is a plus
- Ability to communicate effectively with vendors as well as production, engineering, project management, and accounting personnel.
- A practical problem-solving mindset and willingness to take ownership of issues.
- Positive team player with a team / value-building outlook
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) 3% Match
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $65,000 - $70,000