MPI Exeter - Buyer II

What We Live By…

The McWane Way is a core philosophy outlined by the founder J.R. McWane in 1920. Today It encompasses Teamwork, Excellence, Leadership, Environment, Communication, Accountability, Safety and Trust. All team members at every level are expected to know and work by these principles, values, and behaviors. Most importantly, every team member is expected to be able to answer this question, "What does this mean for me?"

This is the all-important question because behavior is the best evidence of a living principle. Join the McWane team on the journey to The McWane Way.

McWane Plant & Industrial in Exeter, CA is a recognized leader in water control products for water treatment, wastewater, high-volume agricultural and rural surface water delivery, hydro-power, and flood control management. We are a leading provider of water control gates, valves, automated controls and accessories to these markets and key customers such as government agencies (water districts, utilities, flood control districts) and agricultural water users (growers, cooperatives).

McWane Plant & Industrial, Exeter, has one of the industry’s largest manufacturing operations where we fabricate, machine, and test our water control products based out of Exeter, California. Led by managers trained in the latest quality systems, we carefully monitor all of our processes to ensure quality at each step of design and construction.

In 2018, Waterman was acquired by McWane, Inc. At the McWane Family of Companies, we are the leader in delivering clean, safe drinking water around the world while focusing on the safe, environmentally friendly manufacturing of our products. McWane, Inc. employs more than 6,000 team members and has a longstanding commitment of support to the communities where we live and work.

Excellent Benefits include 9 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays, 3-week vacation accrual the first year, a bi-weekly pay schedule, M-F day shift and OT as required. 401k plan and company health insurance plans, Education Assistance, Wellness Program & Employee Assistance Program.

The Buyer II position is responsible for purchasing materials, supplies or equipment to maintain monthly production requirements for the business. The duties include negotiating deals with suppliers, researching possible item selections and taking inventory of current products.

• Purchase materials, supplies, and services that align with production rates and sales requirements.
• Develop an effective and accurate system for monitoring purchase orders.
• Delivers a weekly purchase order report to supervisors that indicates the invoice number for all closed orders.
• Working with the management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned orders and report any back ordered or missing products. Effectively communicating with the management team to ensure all orders are accurate.
• Assists the Purchasing Manager with maintaining inventory levels and materials on a regular basis.
• Develops and manages effective relationships with suppliers.
• Manages data integrity for purchased raw materials and components in the material master; partner with IT/master data ERP team to maintain accuracy.
• Administers ERP for new vendors and/or products.
• Develops and manages commodity strategies and tactical plans; recommend changes in purchasing and material management policies as needed.
• Provides forecast data of future market conditions to better understand the commodity drivers on critical raw materials and components.
• Lead productivity efforts both internally and externally through lean manufacturing techniques, new innovative materials and/or new technologies.
• Manage cost reduction projects and supplier consolidation
• Reconciles inventory and invoices for the purpose of identifying discrepancies.
• Performs root cause/corrective actions for stock outs, missed deliveries and non-conformances to proactively drive permanent solutions.
• Identifies excess and obsolescence and recommend disposition to leadership.
• Maintains confidentiality of all proprietary information
• Follow all safety and working rules.
• Must have the ability to get along with…