Buyer

Position Summary:

This position supports the engineering and production purchasing requirements of the company. Selects suppliers, negotiates purchase order pricing, ensures purchased product and materials meet specifications, and handles other critical purchasing functions. 

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs all the duties of a Purchasing Coordinator.
• Researches and evaluates suppliers based on price, quality, service support, availability, reliability, production, and distribution capabilities.
• Assists engineering to support new product development with material purchasing and sourcing.
• Plans all procurement activities to ensure smooth production workflow.
• Executes core duties and responsibilities of the role in accordance with the established skills competencies.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• High School Diploma or related field of study, or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 3-5 years of purchasing experience is required. Experience in the medical device manufacturing industry is preferred.
• Proficient in understanding and interpretation of written and verbal instructions, direction, and technical information.
• Intermediate computer competency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) and business specific software (e.g. ERP, eQMS, CAD).

Reporting to this position: No direct reports.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing duties of the job, manual dexterity with hands, employee is regularly required to type, sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear. Employee must have the ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.