Buyer, Business

Overview

Arlon Innovations manufactures structural adhesive tapes, flexible insulation laminates and pressure sensitive adhesive tapes optimized for function and form. The company is part of Arlon’s global footprint, recognized as a global leader in graphic films and certified as a Great Place to Work® company.

Arlon Innovations manufactures structural adhesive tapes, flexible insulation laminates and pressure sensitive adhesive tapes optimized for function and form. The company is part of Arlon’s global footprint, recognized as a global leader in graphic films and certified as a Great Place to Work® company.

This key role is responsible for planning and procuring outsourced materials and products  Buyer ensures that all outsourced products are purchased at competitive costs and maintained at optimal stock levels to meet current and future demand, supporting sales requirements while minimizing obsolete inventory. The role requires building strong relationships with both internal teams and external suppliers, gaining a deep understanding of their capabilities and future business potential.

• Generate, review, analyze and manage system demand plan, demand history and business inputs to develop executable procurement plan in support of sourced products for customer shipments and warehouses.
• Manage day-to-day communications related to over-shipments, delivery shortages, changes in quantity, delivery dates, and prices and report such changes to the interested parties in a timely manner as required.
• Negotiate vendor PO costs, payment terms, and annual rebates effectively, ensuring all cost data is accurately updated in the SAP system.
• Execute purchase requests with domestic and international suppliers by creating purchase orders, expediting deliveries, and verifying all transactions.
• Maintains appropriate inventory levels consistent with targeted inventory goals and stocking strategies to meet inventory turn and service goals.
• Work directly with suppliers to manage raw material purchasing orders, outside process orders and delivery schedules to maintain optimal inventory levels and safety stock at Arlon.
• Provides detailed analysis as needed regarding purchasing requirements, material usage, inventory levels and targets.
• Analyzing historical data and forecast requirements to better understand and optimize purchasing levels.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops and reviewing professional publications.
• Support internal and external customers by interpreting laws, policy, codes, and regulations pertaining to purchasing; answer inquiries both orally and in writing concerning purchasing operations.
• Source new products to support new product development and cost reductions.
• Lead continuous supplier negotiations for cost reductions, annual rebates and terms that are optimal for Arlon to help drive down cost structures.
• Support purchasing of MRO products and other functions as needed.

• Monitor supplier performance by ensuring products is delivered on schedule and meet specifications, updating timely the SAP system to reflect on on-time delivery performance, and maintaining comprehensive records of meetings and communications to verify compliance with company requirements.
• Manage all supplier interactions, including coordinating meetings, following up on new projects and products, and ensuring timely communication and action.
• Provide reporting, KPI updates, and metric data related to supply chain indices as assigned and support overall purchasing team projects to help achieve departmental goals.
• Liaison between quality and supplier to get corrective action on any quality or service-related issues.
• Monitor raw material index and vendor cost performance, conduct cost benchmarking and annual rebate negotiations, and issue vendor scorecards based on established performance criteria.

• Maintain accuracy of stock code information within SAP, including lead-time, pricing, current supplier information, current purchase order data, etc.
• Continually searches for strategic process and system improvement for procurement process and…