Sr. Buyer

Overview

Job Title:

Sr. Buyer

Location:

Gardena, CA

Company: IPS Corporation

Base pay range: $82,000.00/yr - $/yr

IPS Corporation is a global, market-leading provider of solvent cements, adhesives, and specialized plumbing products. Founded in 1954 in Los Angeles, CA, IPS began by producing clear cements for laminating acrylic sheet for aircraft canopies. Today, IPS, with its three operating companies, has nine manufacturing plants and nine distribution centers supporting sales to a diverse set of end markets in 85 countries.

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Materials Manager, this role will be responsible for the purchasing of raw materials and other materials as needed based on E1 demand, outside influences, and product availability to support customer demand. They will issue, confirm, and follow up on purchase orders to ensure timely material flow into production.

• Coordinates purchasing activities with manufacturing and scheduling teams to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner.
• Research products and materials and prepares/places purchase orders through appropriately vetted vendors and suppliers.
• Analyzes quotations received, selects or recommends suppliers based upon pricing and supplier suitability, and schedules deliveries in advance of need to avoid production limitations.
• Manage and maintain relationships with existing suppliers, monitoring their performance and addressing any issues that may arise.
• Collaborates with Sourcing team on new supplier onboarding, purchase order placement and for identifying new sources for alternate materials and/ sourcing for existing materials.
• Partners with R&D team to qualify alternate materials to prevent inventory shortages impacting customer commitments and on timed delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their requirements and provide procurement solutions that meet their needs.
• Under minimum supervision, manages all assigned suppliers and ensures supplier on time delivery. Keep suppliers accountable to their promise delivery dates and formulates a recovery plan for any late delivery.
• Actively participates in daily Production meetings, communicates supply status, risks and actions and help problem solve shortages impacting production schedule.
• Critical member of the monthly Sales, Operations & Inventory planning process; uses good judgement and utilizes purchasing tools to provide long term forecast to critical suppliers.
• Regularly reviews raw material inventory and partners with Inventory Control to ensure inventory availability.
• Review Production schedule and MRP daily to make informed decisions about purchase order placement and On-Time-Delivery from suppliers
• Review Production schedules in high volume high mix manufacturing environment. Collaborate with Scheduler and Production Supervisor daily. Understand the Production requirements and make recommendations on supply capabilities to meet the plan or make alternate scheduling suggestions to the plan.
• Identify material and resource constraints and coordinate/expedite their resolution with responsible parties.
• Communicate with the management when there is supply constraints or disruptions that could impact production plan and customer commitments.
• Communicate and develop relationships with vendors.
• Expedite or delay orders as may be needed to ensure proper inventory levels.
• Manage raw material safety stocks.
• Answer MRP messages.
• Ensure SKUs set up is correct (buyer number/supplier number/safety stock/ordering qty)
• Perform other duties as assigned

• 10 years of experience in scheduling/planning/purchasing within a manufacturing environment
• Bachelor’s degree required or 11+ years of experience in a related role.
• Demonstrated knowledge and use of Daily Management (Business Systems), and Standard Work.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Pull Systems/MRP Systems
• Fluency in analyzing cost, supplier pricing, and completing a competitive analysis
• Intermediate level in MS Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point
• Experience with an MRP system, such as JDE E-1, SAP or similar strongly preferred
• Advanced appreciation for the interconnectedness of workflows and…