Buyer

Position Description

As a Buyer with Briggs & Stratton, you will be responsible for maintaining relationships with international suppliers and may identify local suppliers for indirect materials. You will establish economic order quantities (EOQ) and shipment cadence for every component. You understand and monitor purchasing triggers, discrete purchase orders and automated vendor schedules. You will also monitor flow of components from suppliers to the plant to ensure optimized packaging and compliance with EOQ directives.

Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm

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You will do this by:

• Acting as a liaison between multiple departments to ensure the delivery of appropriate component parts to manufacturing facilities through ordering and expediting as needed

• Monitoring purchase requisitions and invoices including: expediting shipments by preparing/following up on orders and obtaining certifications of delivery 

• Maintaining necessary records of purchase, price, stock and consumption, supplier/vendor, specifications and catalog filesManages relationships with suppliers and internal functions and proactively communicates demand schedules to suppliers

• Maintaining supplier requisite programs to manage unanticipated demand spikes as needed; creates and manages lead-time reduction programs with suppliers

• Analyzing purchasing practices, evaluating quotes and performing cost/price and value analysis to recommend or develop alternative suppliers

• Ensuring compliance with supplier contracts and commercial terms sheets

• Maintaining records for tooling at vendors;submits capital requests for tooling upgrades or replacement with sufficient lead time 

• Performing other duties as assigned

You are the type of person who is/has:

Education

Experience Requirements

 Three years of experience in purchasing or related field required  

Physical & Environmental Requirements