Buyer

Company: Actalent
Location: Bessemer City
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

Description:

- Create, analyze and manage MRP reports and parameters.

- Issue purchase orders to suppliers based on MRP results and/or requests from Sales, Production, Maintenance, Lab, Office.

- Monitor status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials, including timely resolution, communication and mitigation of future potential problems.

- Expedite or defer orders as required based on schedule/inventory changes. Work closely with logistics coordinator to ensure best and cost-efficient delivery service for materials.

- Manage and resolve issues regarding PO to invoice discrepancies, returns and quality problems with suppliers.

- Monitor and update raw material costs. Negotiate prices, payment terms and delivery schedules with suppliers.

Skills:

manufacturing environment, purchasing, procurement, ERP, supply chain

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

- Associate's degree, in a related field, with at least 2 years of experience in manufacturing. Degree is not a deal breaker

- Excellent organization, communication and follow-up skills

- Solid Microsoft Office Skills (Excel, Outlook), ERP system experience

Experience Level:

Intermediate Level

About Actalent:

Actalent connects passion with purpose. Our scalable talent solutions and services capabilities drive value and results and provide the expertise to help our customers achieve more. Every day, our experts around the globe are making an impact. We're supporting critical initiatives in engineering and sciences that advance how companies serve the world. Actalent promotes consultant care and engagement through experiences that enable continuous development. Our people are the difference. Actalent is an operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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