Senior Buyer Specialist

Company Description

For nearly 70 years, MasterBrand has been shaping the places where people come together, enriching lives and creating meaningful memories for our customers. That, combined with our stylish products, expansive dealer and retail network, and dedicated associates, has helped make us the number one North American residential cabinet business. Our unique culture of continuous improvement is based on trusting the tools, empowering the team and moving forward, and is kept alive by our more than 14,000 associates across 20 plus manufacturing facility and offices. Visit www.masterbrand.com to learn more and join us in building great experiences together!

Job Description

The Senior Buyer Specialist plays a key role in driving strong supply chain performance at the Howard Lake facility. This position is responsible for developing and executing purchasing strategies for direct materials, ensuring on‑time delivery while maintaining inventory at planned levels through tools such as Just‑in‑Time purchasing and Economic Order Quantities (EOQ). You’ll partner closely with engineering and production teams, manage bills of material and part/commodity data within enterprise systems, and proactively resolve material discrepancies to keep production moving.

In addition, you’ll build and maintain strong supplier relationships, develop specifications for new contract orders, gather and assess quotations, and evaluate bids to recommend best‑value sourcing decisions. By monitoring cost, schedule, scope, and quality across assigned subcontracts, this role helps ensure material standards are met, non‑conformances are minimized, and the organization achieves the right balance of quality, cost, and continuity of supply.

Responsibilities:

• Reads production schedules, inventory reports, and work orders to determine type and quantity of materials required, availability of stock, and order priority.
• Develop and maintain planning models as required.
• Checks requisitions for appropriate approval and account numbers.
• Works closely with Receiving Department to ensure proper supplies arrive.
• Traces delinquent arrivals from Purchase Orders.
• Reviews supplier acknowledgements for accuracy.
• Confers with department supervisors to determine overdue material and parts and to inform supervisors of material status.
• Checks discrepancies on receipts and invoices and work closely with accounts payable to ensure invoices are processed on time and our account remains in good standing.
• Work closely with suppliers on material shortages, delays or out of spec material to resolve the situation quickly and obtain credit when necessary.
• Comply with safety and corporate guidelines on business ethics.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervision.
  
  
  

Work Environment:

• Manufacturing environment, with frequent exposure to wood dusts, and cabinetmaking related materials.
• Office environment with frequent environmental exposure to low-grade radiation from computer monitors.
• Exposure to hot and cold elements due to non-climate controlled environment.
• Wearing of Personal Protection Equipment required: eye and ear protection
  
  
  

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
• 4 years of experience in the purchasing environment is preferred.
• Knowledge of Purchasing and Inventory Management systems.
• Fluent in SQL based databases and Microsoft Excel and Access preferred.
• Ability to perform all assigned duties and responsibilities as required.
  
  
  

Additional Information

Equal Employment Opportunity

MasterBrand Cabinets LLC is an equal opportunity employer. MasterBrand Cabinets LLC’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. MasterBrand Cabinets LLC also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also MasterBrand Cabinets LLC’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Reasonable Accommodations

MasterBrand Cabinets LLC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment, please contact us at staffing@masterbrand.com.

Hiring Range: $67,800.00-85,000.00

• Actual pay will vary based on qualifications and other factors