** Materials Buyer**

**Job Category****:** Operations Support **Requisition Number****:** MATER001141 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (including but not limited to):**

* Utilizes EPICOR ERP system to run daily reports, understanding and utilization of Kanban to determine raw materials and purchased parts as needed.

* Serve as main contact for vendors and provide any support needed to vendors. Provides forecast to vendors on timely basis. Prepares and places Purchase Orders in accordance with lean principles and Company policy.

* Contacts vendors to obtain current information regarding needed materials including: lowest price; availability; lead-time; and delivery information.

* Reviews documents associated with incoming materials and issued Purchase Orders to ensure that the correct item(s), quality, quantity, price, and delivery charges are received, contacting vendors to correct any discrepancies. Investigate invoices for payment if needed by accounting.

* Gathers and analyzes lists of Past-Due Purchase Orders at least once a week, contacting vendors to determine status, need to expedite /reschedule or to cancel issued Purchase Orders.

* Create and maintain production schedule in order to ensure that all company goals are achieved and that deadlines are met. Maintain an effective schedule, to help reach company goals and objectives. Must have a strong understanding of the production process and be able to generate and maintain effective daily and weekly schedules.

* Researches histories of obsolete and over-stocked inventories on hand to improve inventory turns.

* Work closely with Supply Chain Manager to identify and qualify new vendors. Send request for quotes to vendors to obtain competitive price quotes with related specifications, and lead times, on new materials to be purchased.

* Contacts vendors to get correct information, updates system, and confers with other systems users to improve the timeliness and accuracy of data input.

* Provides research, telephone, and clerical assistance to the Supply Chain Manager and others to perpetuate inventory accuracy, to complete vendor qualifications, vendor consolidation, and vendor manage inventory initiatives, to accomplish physical inventories, to ensure competitive material costs, to achieve desired inventory turns, and to stimulate continuous improvement.

* Investigate discrepancies, determine causes, report findings and initiate resolution. Adhere to cycle counting procedures and guidelines.

* Shipping knowledge, being able to route and creates all documentation for shipping through EPICOR and customers logistic systems. Route and ship returns, internal transfers and purchasing shipments as needed.

* Maintains at all times the confidentiality of proprietary customer and Company designs, materials, methods, processes, costs, and other critical information.

* At all times, conducts Oilgear business in an ethical, proper, and safe manner.

**Skills**

**Required**

**Enterprise Resource Planning** *Advanced* **Databases** *Advanced* **Computer skills** *Advanced* **Spreadsheets** *Advanced* **Education**

**Preferred**

Associates or better in Business Administration or related field.

Bachelors or better in Business Administration or related field.

**Experience**

**Preferred**

Three ( ) years of general business experience is required in a procurement or supply chain function if you possess a bachelor degree. Five to seven years experience is also acceptable if you possess an Associates degree.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)