Plant Buyer

Role Purpose

The Buyer is responsible for securing materials, equipment, and services at the best cost, quality, and delivery performance. This role supports production requirements, manages inventory, maintains supplier performance, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to address purchasing and supply-related needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze forecasts, demand, and material requirements to determine purchasing needs; create, manage, and expedite purchase orders to support on-time delivery.
• Monitor supplier performance, lead supplier meetings, maintain supplier relationships, and support supplier qualification, audits, and compliance activities.
• Manage inventory levels, slow moving inventory, and material shortages while maintaining accurate purchasing records and supplier information in SAP.
• Resolve invoice, delivery, quality, and supply issues; collaborate with Planning, Production, Logistics, Receiving, and Supply Chain teams and participate in continuous improvement, audit, workplace organization, and safety initiatives.

Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics, or a related field.
• Two to four years of purchasing or supply chain experience.
• Knowledge of SAP and material requirements planning systems.
• Experience with inventory management and planning.
• Skills in supplier negotiation, data analysis, and reporting.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• English proficiency and the ability to collaborate across functions.