Buyer

Description

Arrow International is the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of charitable gaming products and solutions. We produce and distribute a wide array of products including consumables (pull tab tickets, bingo paper and ink, etc.) as well as world class, state-of-the-art, electronic gaming products. Our products are sold, installed, and operated in numerous social and gaming venues around the world. We continue to grow at a record pace and offer this exciting career opportunity to join our team where we are focused on attracting and engaging exceptional talent, empowering colleagues to achieve fulfilling careers, and creating fun and engaging products that are second to none for our customers.

Position Summary

The Senior Buyer must have negotiation and contract experience.  This role reports to the Vice President. 

Primary Roles and Responsibilities

• Perform purchasing effectively to maintain stock at target levels.
• Control and manage material purchasing activities with the external suppliers of the company.
• Ensure the cost of products purchased is within the budget for production, NPD (New Product Development), and special projects.
• Establish a pleasant relationship with the important suppliers or those essential for the needs of the company.
• Improve methods of purchasing and sourcing, especially in relation to electronics and engineering, and cut short unnecessary expenditures.
• Improve lead times and coordination with NPD, traffic, and all necessary to ensure delivery schedules are met and service delays are prevented.
• Recognize new suppliers, negotiate terms, and supply agreements, rebates, discounts etc.
• Search for profitable options from the resources of procedures and systems available. 
• Work under a Vice President to offer maximum support and guidance to achieve the set targets.
• Maintain awareness of procurement and materials concept.
• Negotiate and finalize dealings with the suppliers for diverse services and high-quality materials.
• Apply and understand MRP, MPS, BOM, Routes, etc.
• Verify accuracy of the data of BOM’s, parts numbers, parts costs included in the MRP.
• Keep written documents updated.
• Perform handling costs and incoming freight.

Requirements

Experience and Education

• BA or BS with a focus on business, manufacturing, finance, etc.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in purchasing strategies and with a company exceeding $100 million in sales.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is low.
• May be required to sit for long and/or extended periods of time.