Job Details
**Buyer**
Jefferson Hills, PA Full Time Corporate Experienced **Buyer**
With the help of our amazing and growing team, Kurt J Lesker Company (KJLC) has been enabling the aerospace, semiconductor, medical, and optical industries for decades. We do this by offering all our team members opportunities for growth and development within our company. KJLC does this by providing expert training that fosters success. Additionally, KJLC offers competitive wages and great benefits. If you enjoy working in a dynamic, growing industry then Kurt J Lesker Company is a great fit for you.
**Benefits and Awards**
* Medical, Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability Insurance
* Paid Time Off
* 401K Match
* Flexible Spending Plan
* On site Gym and Running Trail
* Employee Engagement and Sustainability Programs
* PBTs Best Places to Work
* Business Ethics Award
* Advanced Manufacturing Award
* Competitive wages
**Job Summary**
As a successful Buyer, you will be required to procure materials from KJLC qualified suppliers at the lowest cost, whilst maintaining the highest quality and efficiency, as well as supporting and exhibiting the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. This role is perfect for a team player looking for a high paced environment with quick thinking and creative out of the box solutions to in an ever-changing supply chain market.
This role is a full time, permanent position based from our Jefferson Hills location. Post training and onboarding, there will be opportunities for Hybrid Remote Work.
**Key Job Responsibilities:**
* Create and issue purchase orders to satisfy sales orders, production orders, stocking and service requirements.
* Respond to price and delivery requests for non-stocked items as required by the sales, service, test, and production departments.
* Evaluate stocking levels based on historical transactions and sale forecasts to minimize the inventory required to satisfy customers.
* Negotiate with new and existing suppliers to create the best situation for KJLC including product price, lead time, quality, and packaging.
* Utilize inventory management and purchasing programs where possible, such as, JIT, MRP..etc
* Manage vendor relationships. Including but not limited to resolving vendor quality issues, onboarding new vendors, and establishing process improvements for enhanced vendor partnerships.
* Maintain the item master for assigned products, particularly the purchase price, cost price, and lead time fields.
* Maintain the accuracy of the purchase order delivery dates and pricing.
* Deliver performance feedback to the suppliers regarding quality, on-time deliveries, and customer service satisfaction.
* Process returns to vendors for credit, replacement, or repair in a timely manner and when needed.
* Deliver briefs, updates, and reports as and when required
* Develop creative and innovative procurement processes
* Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement
* Partner with the accounting team to ensure financial transaction integrity/accuracy on all purchase orders.
* Ability to read, comprehend and understand drawings, material specifications and BOMs Ensure timely compliance with Company workplace policies and procedures, including human resource policies and safety
* Ensure timely compliance with Company workplace policies and procedures, including human resource policies and safety
**Qualifications**
*Required*
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent in experience
* 1 - 3 years experience and/or education in procurement and inventory management
* Working knowledge of computer programs for word processing, email, and spreadsheets.
* Working knowledge of purchasing techniques including RFQs, blanket orders and product demand discounts that improve strategic costing capabilities.
* Occasional domestic travel for vendor visits 5%-10%
*Preferred*
* Experience in purchasing raw materials (steel, aluminum, sheet stock)
* Working knowledge of ISO 9001
* Experience with Lean Manufacturing principles
* D365 Software experience
The Kurt J. Lesker is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vets/Disability
Location The position you are applying for will likely require you to access U.S. export controlled technical information or data, including but not limited to technical data as that is defined under Section 120.10 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (the ITAR located at 22 CFR 120-130). An employer may apply for an export license to allow a non-U.S. person (as that is defined under the ITAR Section 120.15) to access ITAR-controlled technical data, but the granting of any such export license is not guaranteed. The following questions are for the sole purpose of ensuring compliance with the ITAR and any other applicable U.S. export controls that may relate to the position you are applying for and are necessary to the extent an export license cannot be obtained and/or applying for any such license is not feasible due to business requirements* + a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or
+ a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.