Dresser Utility Solutions

Buyer

Bradford, PA

Full-time

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Role Summary/Purpose:

The Buyer demonstrates leadership in communicating business goals/programs/processes for Materials across all levels of the organization. This role has the ability to effect short-term and some long-term business goals. The Buyer is responsible for managing all purchased materials to support optimal stocking levels and customer requirements in direct partnership with area planners, schedulers, sourcing, and suppliers. A key component of this role is to facilitate receipt of needed purchased materials to support delivery dates, meet customer requirements, and maintain appropriate inventory levels.

Essential Responsibilities:

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Manage purchased materials & liaise with suppliers to maintain optimal inventory

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Prepare, update, and monitor purchase orders

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Purchasing for outside processing requirements – parts required to be sent out for additional applications

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Ensure operational alignment with production plan and KPIs

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Optimize inventory and identify/drive process improvements

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Execute under routine analysis using vested methods and technologies and/or contributes to technical developments in the team under supervision

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Support long-term planning of production requirements by analyzing the customer requirements to determine proper execution, maximizing capacity and resources

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Support the Sales and planning functions and work cross-functionally to determine the critical path, available capacity, and lead times for orders and quotes

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Interface with Sales and Manufacturing cells to track production progress as needed

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Gather production and inventory metrics and periodically report these metrics to the Materials Manager

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Report on and monitor purchasing plans

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Make use of business forecast with easy to access and transparent data and translate into forecast information for sourcing and manufacturing medium/long-term planning

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Support scheduling discussions

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Identify supplier constraints/bottlenecks and coordinate with Sourcing and Materials Manager to develop fulfillment plan

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Effectively use and share materials management and lean manufacturing best practices to facilitate acceleration of improvement actions

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Develops and maintains relationships with wholesalers and suppliers capable of providing quality, delivery, cost, lead times, minimal inventory levels and continuity of supply.

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Assures that suppliers have the capacity to meet current and future needs as well as ongoing upside capacity to satisfy unplanned demands.

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Assesses financial risks of purchases through cost analysis and maintenance of records.

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Expedite purchase order with suppliers to ensure that material arrives in a timely manner that allows production to

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Minimizes excess and obsolete materials.

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Performs other related duties as assigned.

Desired Characteristics:

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Creative thinker, able to think outside the box

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Must have great communication skills

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Understanding business requests as related to gathering data and supplying meaningful reports

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Ability to develop effective working relationships with customers, co-workers, and administration

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Time Management – manages time effectively and ability to multi-task

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Attention to detail – demonstrates concern for thoroughness and accuracy

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Product knowledge – has a solid understanding of products and services provided

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Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Qualifications:

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Associates degree in a technical or business field or equivalent experience

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Minimum of four to five years in a Manufacturing environment preferred

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Ability to sit at desk 80% of workday

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Abilit to use computer 80% of workday

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Microsoft Office products: 2-4 years

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SQL query: 2 years

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Thorough knowledge of purchasing procedures and internal controls.

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Prior experience with ERP/MRP systems a plus

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Utilize the latest Office 365 Suite of applications to simplify processes and share information

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SQL Server Mgmt Studio with ability to write SQL queries a plus

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Understanding data analysis and evaluation of IT systems and their specifications

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IBM iOS or Info LX basic knowledge is a plus

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Understanding Network Printing a plus

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