Sr. Buyer at Edlund Company, LLC – Burlington, Vermont

With over 100 years of delivering quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction, Edlund has earned its place as one of the most trusted foodservice equipment manufacturers today. Our ever-expanding range of smallwares and light equipment helps operators become more productive and profitable. Customers worldwide rely on Edlund for equipment that is not only safe, sanitary, and easy to use but also delivers exceptional value. As part of the Welbilt group, our USA-based R&D, manufacturing, and customer service teams make us a nimble partner, ensuring customers are equipped to succeed in today’s dynamic foodservice landscape.

SUMMARY

The Sr. Buyer will be an integral part of the materials team and make improvements that facilitates effective problem solving, process and product improvement. The Sr. Buyer will be responsible for raw material and some indirect purchases, negotiations on terms and pricing, and proactively identifying opportunities to improve pricing, quality, and vendor relationships both domestically and internally. Strong negotiation and communication skills are critical in this role.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Negotiates favorable prices and terms with suppliers for goods and services.
• Ensure materials are available to meet product demand and forecasts.
• Expedites and reschedules purchased item shipments as required to meet production needs.
• Locate, evaluate, and qualify new suppliers.
• Identifies strategic improvements in the parts that are being sourced.
• Manages purchased inventory dollars to meet business objectives.
• Implements lean manufacturing principles to the supply chain, to include vendor managed inventory, kanban and visual reordering systems, inventory reduction, waste reduction, etc.
• Manages existing suppliers in accordance with company ISO procedures.
• Responsible for the issuance of contractual purchase orders for materials and services.
• Maintains accurate records for all purchasing activities; including pricing, delivery, performance, quantities received, and quality of service.
• Facilitates communication and coordinates with appropriate management on issues affecting future parts availability, work stoppage, or significant price changes.
• Manages supplier issues including late deliveries, rejected shipments, quality, and delays caused by increased customer demand.
• Works with vendors to develop product packaging.
• Verifies vendor invoices and vouchers receipted Purchase Orders.
• Supports annual physical inventory and manages supplier inventory.
• Works with management and company peers in the development of new products.

OTHER NECESSARY FUNCTIONS

• Follows all policies, procedures, ergonomic standards and safety requirements directed by Edlund Company and the department.
• Ability to work flexible hours.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write technical and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to engineering team and/or employees.
• Ability to use basic mathematic calculations and arithmetic.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of U.S and international monetary, weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) from an accredited four-year college or university; or five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Global purchasing experience is preferred.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES AND APTITUDES

• Strong negotiations skills.
• Excellent project and time management skills.
• Excellent organizational and customer service skills.
• Ability to positively and comfortably handle and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with focused attention to detail.
• Self-motivated positive team player with ability to interact with individuals at all levels.
• Ability to make independent decisions in accordance with company policy.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to propose positive business solutions to problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work within a team and lead project teams.
• Ability to clearly and concisely report data via spreadsheets.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to keep accurate records.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, as well as legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Word and Outlook.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
• Crystal Reporting is a plus
• Experience with IQMS or other ERP system.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequently required to sit and type; use hangs to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms (67%-100% of the workday).
• Regularly required to stand, walk, talk and hear.
• Occasionally must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision required includes close, peripheral, and distance vision, as well as color vision and depth perception.
• Ability to adjust focus.
• Position is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions as well as outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate