Job Details
**Raw Material Buyer**
**Department:**
Purchasing
**Job Description:**
The **Raw Material Buyer** is responsible for procurement activities related to steel, paint, and other raw materials used in the manufacturing processes for steel racking and shelving in the US.
**Responsibilities:**
* Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers in order to continuously understand the market with respect to supply availability, lead times, and pricing and to keep them updated on our needs.
* Execute purchasing requirements as established by management, ensuring contracts with suppliers and vendors are consistent with corporate objectives.
* Coordinate purchasing activities with other departments to maintain inventory at planned levels. Communicate with Planning daily so orders for production requiring certain levels of raw materials can be scheduled appropriately.
* Place purchase orders for raw materials (steel, paint) and manufacturing materials and perform follow up as needed.
* Enter Purchase Orders and enter purchased receipts into SAP
* Review opportunities for new supply sources and suitability of materials offered, meeting with suppliers frequently.
* Perform comparative analysis to ensure best price while maintaining quality standards.
* Track and analyze purchasing quality and on-time deliveries.
* Participate in major contract negotiations with top suppliers to secure consistent supplies and competitive prices
* Execute production demands forecasting
* Create various monthly, yearly, and weekly reports to show information such as required amounts of materials needed, manufacturing costs, etc.
**Vacancy located in:**
Melrose Park, IL
**Minimum requirements:**
* Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance or related field of study.
* At least two years of related experience
* Familiarity with material flow in a manufacturing environment
* Professional communication skills
* Familiarity with SAP and/or another major MRP/ERP preferred.
* Advanced proficiency in MS Excel
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