Electric Machinery Company. a division of WEG Electric Corp.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Position: Buyer

Department: Purchasing

Primary Objective of Position:

Responsible for purchasing material in our dynamic engineer to order and made to order manufacturing facility with a Customer Driven focus that provides On Time Predictability thru Continuous Improvement.

Major Areas of Accountability:

• Daily Material Requirement Planning review with executing orders for production materials, MRO items and services.
• Works collaboratively with planning and suppliers to resolve delivery issues and develop recovery plans for to support on time delivery to customer.
• Interface with other department representatives to determine specific needs, such as technical requirements, or manufacturing requirements.
• Processes Engineering Change Order releases for updates to manufacturing and vendors.
• Follows up on deliveries, obtains proof of delivery if required and resolves invoicing related issues.
• Responsible to manage inventory for assigned materials to the appropriate level for order quantity, safety stock, excess and obsolete inventories
• Attends production meetings.
• Provides regular updates on assigned metrics.
• Completes other tasks and projects as assigned by the Purchasing Manager
• Ensures tasks are performed according to organizational requirements for quality management and environmental, health and safety standards, policies and procedures.
• Maintains data and prepares reports using SAP and Microsoft office software.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Minimum 2+ years Planning, Purchasing, Inventory, Manufacturing, or Engineering experience. Bachelor’s degree in a business or technical field a plus.
• SAP Materials and Planning experience a plus.
• Demonstrates Inventory Management Skills for order quantity, safety stock quality, stocking determination, identifying excess and obsolete inventories.
• Excellent communication, computer, and analytical skills required.
• Demonstrated organizational and prioritization skills.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to respond to changing priorities required.
• Ability to interpret drawings and specifications.
• Demonstrates excellent inter-personal, group participation, and group management skills.
• Must be a flexible, high-energy individual, able to handle multiple tasks and frequently changing priorities.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite products with a focus on Excel preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Approximately 80% sitting, 20% walking. Must be able to carry 20 pounds unassisted of production order packages around a manufacturing facility.
• Physical ability to travel freely within manufacturing and office facilities. This requires climbing stairs and moving over, around, and about shop machinery.

Salary:

$65k to $70k

Will compensate with experience. Position is full-time.

Company cannot provide sponsorship for this position

Please, no agencies