Clyde Industries is seeking a driven and detail-oriented buyer to be responsible for selecting and purchasing quality products for our business. Your responsibilities will include processing purchase orders, negotiating with suppliers, tracking orders, creating and maintaining an inventory, quality assurance and liaising with inventory teams and management. The buyer will work with staff across departments to forecast the needs of the business and make purchase decisions based on demand and other internal systems of equations.
The Buyer should be analytically minded and possess excellent negotiating skills to secure the best prices according to budget. Knowledge of manufacturing, sales and engineering strategies and principles is advantageous.
Summary of Responsibilities (not comprehensive of all tasks):
- Develop and authorize all purchase orders and ensure company compliance, policy, and procedure.
- Monitor all purchase orders and maintain effective relationship with vendors, planners, and sourcing team.
- Develop and maintain relationship with new vendors. Manage items information, and update purchasing data in MRP System (Visual Mfg).
- Establish and maintain adequate stock levels to prevent stock outs caused by delivery delay and take necessary actions to ensure availability of product.
- Supervise all products and monitor for transport damage and return goods.
- Monitor all invoices and price issues along with delivery related problems.
- Evaluate performance of all carriers, vendors and deliverables and make recommendations to improve processes for international buying process.
- Maintain effective customer service to ensure timely delivery and maintain track of product progress and development.
- Manage vendor relations, production delivery, and maintain effective system monitor of all product delivered for vendors.
- Prepare and evaluate all bids, contacts, and vendor agreements to ensure accuracy on prices.
- Manage all communication and negotiations with suppliers on price and delivery terms to reduce inventory levels and cost.
- Monitor all returns to vendors and coordinate with accounting departments and warehouses.
- Prepare and manage offers from beginning to end and prepare supplier contracts and delivery schedule.
- Lead performance reviews with suppliers
- Manage risk mitigation
- Track the PMI for trends, material shortages, potential price increases and update senior management accordingly.
- Stay up to date with basic international customs regulations, country duty rates, tariffs, and importation formalities.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Microsoft Excel: 2 years (Preferred)
- processing purchase orders: 2 years (Preferred)
- buyer: 1 year (Preferred)
- Manufacturing: 2 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person