Buyer I

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Buyer 1 is an entry level Buyer position and the work location is Gays Mills, WI

Building Automation Products, Inc (BAPI) is a company that promotes work life balance. BAPI is a family owned business with a global presence.  

Position Summary: The Buyer I adds value to BAPI and the Materials Team by assisting in purchasing materials, supplies, and services. This is done by fulfilling requests for purchases, including preparing purchase orders and handling inquiries about orders. Follows through with purchase from order placement to fulfillment and ensures order arrives undamaged and on time. Ensures that daily inventory counts are accurate and that product is available for production. Reviews daily reports from receiving and purchasing to ensure correct inventory to meet production goals. Expected to work in the office during normal business hours and have strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to meet deadlines, and good business ethics.

Benefits: Relocation reimbursement, full benefits which include Health, dental, vision, PTO, 8 paid holidays, 401k match and 100% vested at 90 days and more. 

Materials Buyer Principle Responsibilities:

Purchasing Maintenance

1. Purchase order entry, submittal, revisions, corrections, and follow-up
2. Manages supplier price, delivery, lead-time, and quality expectations, escalates when appropriate
3. Manage material rejects, scrap, vendor returns and corrective actions
4. Assist with physical inventory auditing and preparation
5. Monitor and resolve invoice vs. purchase order discrepancies 
6. Monitor inventory levels, resolve discrepancies. Verify inventory on production floor when discrepancy is found.
7. Review and recommend corrections of invoice and purchase order discrepancies

Strategic Management

1. Maintain supplier relations with suppliers and ensuring the most economical cost consistent with quality standards and specifications. 
2. Recommend cost saving proposals 
3. Ensures updated supplier delivery schedule in the inventory system and identify, coordinate, and implement alternative action plans to appropriate groups if raw materials or services cannot be available for a production run.
4. Obtain quotes and find specific requirements for the organizational needs
5. Continuous product replenishment of assigned categories which includes contacting suppliers to schedule or (de)expedite deliveries, resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and any other issues that arise with the supplier
6. Work on projects/matter of limited complexity in a support role

Reporting

1. Monthly updates on supplier key performance indicator metrics
2. Updates as required on supplier scorecards
3. Supplier corrective action and root cause countermeasures
4. Daily exception report     
5. Follows Instructions for participation in inventory counts 
6. Depending on the area assigned, it is expected that during inventory the employee will accurately count parts, correctly document quantity counted, and may also audit counts of others or help scanning product           

Maintains industry knowledge by attending educational workshops or classes; reviewing related publications; establishing networks.  

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed, including special projects and tasks as delegated supervisor.