** Senior Buyer**

**Job Category****:** Operations Support **Requisition Number****:** SENIO01132 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

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

2) 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.

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

4) 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.

5) 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.

6) Create and maintain materials schedule to ensure that all company goals are achieved and that customer needs and 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.

7) Manage the procurement of supplier tooling, fixtures and equipment Research histories of obsolete and over-stocked inventories on hand to improve inventory turns.

8) Work closely with Materials Manager to identify and qualify new vendors. Evaluate requests for quotes/proposals (RFQ) and determine the best source consistent with cost, quality, and delivery requirements. Negotiate and manage pricing agreements.

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

10) 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.

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

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

13) Always maintains the confidentiality of proprietary customer and Company designs, materials, methods, processes, costs, and other critical information.

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

**Qualifications**

**Skills**

**Preferred**

**Databases** *Advanced* **Computer skills** *Advanced* **Behaviors**

**Preferred**

**Team Player****:** Works well as a member of a group

**Detail Oriented****:** Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

**Enthusiastic****:** Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

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**Motivations**

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**Education**

**Preferred**

Bachelors or better in Business Administration or related field.

**Experience**

**Licenses & Certifications**

**Preferred**

Cert. Purchasing Manager

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)