Buyer II Fading West Development

Fading West exists to build thriving and connected communities by reimagining the construction industry. Our vision is to eliminate the housing crisis for the workforce and the communities they serve. Our mission is to create attainable, high-quality, architecturally interesting, diverse communities for the workforce. To accomplish this, we fully integrate design, development, manufacturing, and construction in a single LEAN value stream.

• We Care for People
• We Hate Waste
• We Excel & Outperform

• Fading West employees:
  • do not need to be managed
  • consistently impress the team with their insights and output
  • are wicked smart but don’t take themselves too seriously
  • have a passion for the company’s success without ego or pride in ownership
  • are teachable, collaborative, and committed to continual learning, growth, and personal development

• Fading West employees:
  • Challenge the norms and think outside the box
  • enjoy the excitement of figuring out the “how” that accomplishes the “what” we are trying to achieve

• Fading West employees:
  • enjoy managing complexity to create efficient systems and processes that reduce waste and increase simplicity

• Fading West employees:
  • Help develop strategies to achieve the objectives of the business plan to maximize return and minimize risk

• Fading West employees:
  • Place a high value on relationships
  • Are discerning, highly relational, people connectors
  • Promote and maintain Fading West’s core values and mission statement
  • Are inclusive and build a culture where difference and creativity are valued
  • Believe diversity drives innovation

POSITION SUMMARY

The Buyer II works with the Supply Chain Manager and other members of the supply chain team to ensure timely receipt of raw materials, consumables, and other goods to support production. This role requires agility in responding to changing market conditions and monitoring inventory levels. The Buyer will make purchasing decisions based on a variety of business technology and visual signals, execute the release of purchase orders to suppliers to maintain production schedules and material control practices, handle supplier management, returned goods processes, and will work with both Fading West Staff and suppliers to ensure the timely delivery of goods.

• Work with Fading West Staff to execute Purchase Orders in a timely manner to ensure that goods are delivered on time.
• Support the procurement of materials including order placement, expediting and discrepant material solutions.
• Communicate and update lead times for items purchased to Supply Chain and Production Staff.
• Mitigate material shortages through direct involvement with design, production, and supply chain personnel.
• Work with Suppliers to get updates on open Purchase Orders and communicate expected deliveries with Supply Chain and Production Staff.
• Update ERP purchasing software as needed to support production.
• Identify potential material and planning issues, elevate, investigate, and recommend/initiate corrective actions.
• Participate in daily management meetings communicating priorities, goals, critical material planning updates and corrective actions Communicate with vendors on open and future purchase orders to get updates on tracking information, lead times, pricing, etc.
• Analyze and reduce material costs through supplier negotiations and product selection.
• Material forecasting and planning.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience with buying and/or planning in a production environment.
• Experience working in the manufactured home industry is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in business is a plus.
• Experience with Lean processes and tools is a plus.
• Working knowledge of ERP Systems.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and solve problems.
• Ability to create and execute systems.
• Ability to plan and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Strong in ownership, accountability, and pride in work.