Intermediate Buyer

**Position Overview**
The Intermediate Buyer is responsible for facilitating the effective ordering of raw materials, goods and services while ensuring inventory levels are maintained and all supply commitments and business needs are met. In addition, the incumbent supports a variety of employees within the organization to clarify needs, evaluate and or determine suppliers, place orders, and sustain ongoing and successful supplier interactions.

**Key Responsibilities**
**Buying (40%)**:

- Monitors stock levels in ERP software (Fenevision) and generates purchase orders to fulfill open order demand and project requirements within assigned categories.
- Tracks orders and ensures the timely delivery of all required materials.
- Follows up with suppliers to confirm or change orders as required.
- Works with Purchasing Leader to forecast material requirements.
- Negotiates with suppliers to reduce lead-times, improve pricing, and increase supply flexibility.
- Follows up with suppliers and communicates lead times for incoming materials.
- Communicates quality issues to suppliers.
- Collaborates with Purchasing Leader to evaluate offers from vendors and negotiate favorable pricing agreements.
- Conducts market research to identify pricing trends as needed.
- Assists in researching potential vendors.
- Recommends innovative solutions to internal clients based on industry and functional expertise.
- Identifies and drives continuous improvements within purchasing practices.

**Inventory (40%)**:

- Uses a Just-in-Time (JIT) mindset to reduce inventory values while ensuring appropriate safety stock levels are maintained.
- Works with Purchasing Leader to forecast material requirements and set re-order levels.
- Participates in monthly physical cycle counts and reviews stock variances.
- Manages Inventory levels for Made to Order products and other supplies stored at supplier locations.
- Works with Purchasing Leader to maintain stocking plan based on business needs.
- Manages glass Lot# tracking and reporting within Fenevision.
- Reviews Purchase Order receipts for accuracy and posts inventory.
- Assists with KANBAN ordering system to monitor and update stock requirements and purchasing needs for plant consumables, safety, office and other departmental supplies.
- Identifies and drives continuous improvements within Inventory practices

**Administrative (20%)**:

- Receives and processes Accounts Payable invoices using 3-way matching process.
- Updates ERP with order details including expected delivery dates, vendors, quantities, and pricing.
- Generates supplier defect reports and requests credits from suppliers.
- Maintains updated records of pricing and contracts.
- Traces & monitors critical shipments and provides status updates to the appropriate internal stakeholders.

**Qualifications (Education, Experience, Training)**
- Post-secondary education in Supply Chain or related field.
- 3-5 years’ experience as a Buyer within a Manufacturing environment.

**Required Knowledge, Skill and Abilities**
- Good understanding of inventory & supply chain procedures.
- Strong computer skills with an emphasis on MS Office Suite (Excel, Outlook and Word) & Adobe Acrobat (PDF).
- Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks simultaneously with a focus on customer service and responsiveness.
- Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision, as well as a member of a cross functional team.
- Ability to follow established policies and procedures.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
- Ability to negotiate with vendors and suppliers to get better prices.
- Ability to drive change and sell new concepts and approaches through persistence, self-motivation, energy, tenacity, follow through and commitment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.

**Critical Success Factors**
- Build and maintain successful relationships with local and/or global suppliers.
- Utilize strategic procurement techniques to achieve significant costs savings for assigned category.
- Conduct market research on supplier and vendor rates to increase competitiveness in the supplier community.
- Conduct research to source new products locally and/or globally that reduce costs.
- Ensure project risks are identified & managed to deliver highest possible project success.

**Working Conditions**
This position works primarily in an office environment with occasional time spent within a manufacturing environment.
**Standard Office**:

- Comfortable indoor area.
- Comfortable environment with exposure to some dust, dirt or other conditions which might produce mild discomfort.
- Frequent, short periods when it is necessary to pay close attention to the monitoring of sights and sounds.
- Moderate mental demands due to one or more conditions, which are present in the job. There may be noticeable pressure from simultaneous priorities and deadline