What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer - Purchasing position at Kelly?
Buyer Opportunity – Join a Fast-Paced Manufacturing & Supply Chain Team!
Waukegan, IL 60085
Salary $66000 – $90,000 Depending on years of experience
Additional opportunities for growth
Training/development programs
Incentives/bonus for meeting goals
A Lot of Tenure. Company Promotes Within
Interviews are happening NOW
Kelly Services is seeking a driven and detail-oriented Buyer to join a dynamic manufacturing and supply chain operation in Waukegan, IL! If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy building supplier relationships, solving challenges, and keeping operations running smoothly, this could be the perfect next step in your career.
In this role, you’ll play a critical part in ensuring materials arrive on time, production stays on track, and supply chain operations run efficiently. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys procurement, analytics, collaboration, and making a direct impact on business success.
What You’ll Do
If you’re ready to bring your procurement expertise to a growing and fast-moving environment, we’d love to hear from you!
Interviews are happening NOW
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Get a complete career fit with Kelly®.
You’re looking to keep your career moving onward and upward, and we’re here to help you do just that. Our staffing experts connect you with top companies for opportunities where you can learn, grow, and thrive. Jobs that fit your skills and experience, and most importantly, fit right on your path of where you want to go in your career.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice.
Waukegan, IL 60085
Salary $66000 – $90,000 Depending on years of experience
Additional opportunities for growth
Training/development programs
Incentives/bonus for meeting goals
A Lot of Tenure. Company Promotes Within
Interviews are happening NOW
Kelly Services is seeking a driven and detail-oriented Buyer to join a dynamic manufacturing and supply chain operation in Waukegan, IL! If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy building supplier relationships, solving challenges, and keeping operations running smoothly, this could be the perfect next step in your career.
In this role, you’ll play a critical part in ensuring materials arrive on time, production stays on track, and supply chain operations run efficiently. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys procurement, analytics, collaboration, and making a direct impact on business success.
What You’ll Do
- Manage and issue purchase orders through ERP/MRP systems with speed and accuracy
- Partner with suppliers to coordinate deliveries, pricing, inventory needs, and issue resolution
- Lead supplier communications and weekly order review meetings
- Monitor inventory levels and help prevent shortages or excess inventory
- Track supplier performance and maintain accurate procurement records and reporting
- Collaborate cross-functionally with planning, production, quality, and operations teams
- Identify supply chain risks proactively and help develop solutions
- Support continuous improvement initiatives within procurement operations
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field preferred
- 3–5 years of purchasing or buying experience in a manufacturing environment
- Strong ERP/MRP system experience and understanding of supply chain operations
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills
- Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and thrive under pressure
- APICS CSCP or ISM CPSM certification is a plus
If you’re ready to bring your procurement expertise to a growing and fast-moving environment, we’d love to hear from you!
Interviews are happening NOW
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Get a complete career fit with Kelly®.
You’re looking to keep your career moving onward and upward, and we’re here to help you do just that. Our staffing experts connect you with top companies for opportunities where you can learn, grow, and thrive. Jobs that fit your skills and experience, and most importantly, fit right on your path of where you want to go in your career.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice.
Salary : $65,000 - $90,000