Buyer

We are hiring a Buyer. The Buyer is responsible for all procurement activities related to the purchasing of materials, approved goods and services for the assigned location. The Buyer will also provide inventory management for capital spare parts and manufacturing supplies. This role will be responsible for the coordination of crib activity that requires maintenance of material receipts and inventory issues during the absence of senior personnel, as well as expenditure compliance review to corporate purchasing programs. The ideal candidate is a highly analytical, self-motivated, communicator with knowledge and application of purchasing cost reduction methods and the ability to apply them in order to succeed.

Responsibilities

Sources, selects, negotiates and approves the contract award for most commodity purchases or services as well as spot buy of non-stock items for location requirements.

Provides information to internal customers for pricing proposals.

Resolves specification issues prior to quoting process.

Achieves cost savings goals and delivers lowest cost alternatives for sourcing of products and services to meet business demands.

Manages inventory by reviewing requirements, entering purchase orders, and changing purchase orders as required.

Determines the need for expediting, follows up on late orders and monitors delivery performance taking corrective action as needed

Reporting activities to include monthly savings, and weekly status

Completes corporate program compliance review and reconciliation of P-Card expenditures for corporate charges.

Resolves accounting discrepancies and processes supplier returns/rejections.

Initiates purchase parts approval process (PPAP) per standard operation procedures.

May lead or supervise temporary personal purchasing assistants or interns.

Other duties as assigned.

Desired Experience

Working knowledge of assigned commodity items

Professional phone etiquette is a must

Self-motivated and possesses the ability to complete tasks on-time and with little supervision

General negotiation skills

Read and interpret part drawings

Knowledge and application of purchasing cost reduction methods

Material requirements planning (MRP) system and ERP purchasing system proficiency

Thorough knowledge of purchasing terminology and practices

Minimum 1 year purchasing work experience in manufacturing environment preferred

Preferred CPM/CPIM (Certified Purchasing Manager/Certified Production Inventory Manager)

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Worthington Enterprises (NYSE: WOR) is a designer and manufacturer of market-leading brands that help improve everyday life by elevating spaces and experiences. The Company operates with two primary business units: Building Products and Consumer Products.

The Building Products segment includes cooking, heating, cooling and water solutions, architectural and acoustical grid ceilings and metal framing and accessories. The Consumer Products segment provides solutions for the tools, outdoor living and celebrations categories. Product brands within the Worthington Enterprises portfolio include Balloon Time®, Bernzomatic®, Coleman® (propane cylinders), CoMet®, Elgen, Garden Weasel®, General®, HALO™, Hawkeye™, Level5 Tools®, Mag Torch®, NEXI™, Pactool International®, PowerCore™, Ragasco®, Well-X-Trol® and XLite™, among others.

Founded in 1955 as Worthington Industries, Worthington Enterprises follows a people-first Philosophy with earning money for its shareholders as its first corporate goal. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Worthington Enterprises and its joint ventures employ approximately 6,000 people throughout North America and Europe.