Details: THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN SPRING GROVE, PA; CANDIDATE MUST BE WILLING TO COMMUTE OR RELOCATE TO SPRING GROVE, PA.RoleThe Buyer II is responsible for sourcing and buying standard and custom materials from new and existing suppliers on a global basis. This role must maintain a comprehensive knowledge of market conditions, purchasing policies and inventory policies relative to assigned items. The role also leads sourcing teams for medium business impact materials and may participate on teams for high business impact materials. Duties & Responsibilities Planning, scheduling and placing raw material orders, including spot buys, EP Sales, Raw Stock orders, planned purchase orders; tracking orders for order acknowledgement and confirmation. Raw material inventory management and control; monitoring, reporting and developing inventory reduction and control measures to reduce working capital. Communicating changes in delivery dates/quantity requirements to all involved parties; coordinating resolution to support operations; communicating changes effectively to all parties. Developing forecast requirements based on historical usage and track forecast accuracy vs. usage; staying abreast of major changes in production scheduling and making appropriate adjustments to future forecasts. Resolving invoice discrepancies by investigating and when corrected, releasing any blocked invoices within SAP; processing and distributing weekly and monthly GR/IR blocked invoice report; managing supplier consignment programs including invoice and inventory reconciliation. Developing internal and external relationships with key stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve the planning/scheduling process and provide value from our supply base. Reviewing non-conformance material reports; contacting supplier to coordinate corrective actions; establishing timeline/action plan for corrective action as well as returning and replacing of non-conforming material. Monitoring inventory reconciliation to make certain orders/forecasts reflect any significant inventory adjustments. Maintaining 'Approved Supplier' database in accordance with ISO Work Instruction. Collecting data and compiling Vendor Scorecards as required by ISO; analyzing the results, identifying areas for improvement, communicating results to supplier, establishing review schedule with supplier and coordinating face to face meetings. Assisting Procurement department in development of strategic sourcing strategies by tracking annual spend information, distributing Request for Proposal, and understanding supplier capabilities and past performance. Identifying process/productivity improvements in procurement areas and, with Direct Materials & Production Supply Manager’s support, assisting in the training of internal resources on implementation of these changes. Participating in key project initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, etc) as requested. Distributing weekend Raw Material delivery notification. Maintaining accuracy of all relevant records in SAP.
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