The purpose of the Plant Buyer is to ensure that the procurement or goods and services are properly authorized, approved and competitively priced, manage the spare parts inventory and communicate and implement division sourcing policies and procedures.  

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Take personal ownership to work safely each and everyday

• Actively engage in the plant's Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) efforts through maintaining 5S standards and area/pillar activities as assigned.
• Remain actively 100% engaged in all safety initiatives and comply with all plant safety regulations
• Comply with all plant rules and corporate policies regarding business conduct
• Regular onsite attendance

• Maintain accurate SAP purchasing data to minimize kickouts
• Ensure timely payment to vendors by reviewing payables kickouts daily and resolving at least weekly
• Maintain SAP material codes as needed by following procedures for adding, deleting, extending or correcting data
• Review MRP list daily
  • Clear all past-due exception messages (07)
  • Convert all purchase requisitions daily (30)
• Create purchase orders for all purchases within the plant
• Follow all Global Sourcing Business Rules
• Consult with Maintenance Leader and Controller when making decisions regarding whether to start stocking a part in inventory
• Review SAP Purchase Requisitions daily as early as possible
• Coordinate the return of duplicate orders or wrong parts to vendors or consignment
• Clear payables kickouts and analyze root cause to eliminate recurrence
• Review and investigate GRNI, Open PO and Kickouts reports monthly for Plant Controller.
• Create and maintain Info Records and Source Lists as needed
• Act as Vendor Number Administrator
• Act as Material Master Code Administrator
• Develop reports in order to analyze costs, usage, trends
• Handle special projects as requested
• Participate in safety and housekeeping programs as established by Plant
• Ensure record retention procedure is implemented
• Supervise the Spare Parts Leader and ensure the “store” room is functioning to meet the maintenance department needs for keeping the line running, ensuring that inventory levels are accurate and presented correctly in SAP.  In addition, work closely with the maintenance leadership team to develop and maintain an effective critical parts listing. 
• Continuously work to manage inventory levels to improve plant cash flow and working capital position. 
• Develop an effective inventory management system to improve productivity and the safeguarding of assets in the store room.
• Maintain accurate SAP Material Master data, such as safety stock, to avoid over-ordering or stocking out
• Lead the plant’s efforts to increase our consigned inventory position by challenging our vendors to increase their participation.
• Help implement changes needed per Reliability Pyramid.
• Be a positive spokesperson and help lead plant wide changes.
• Participate in teams to develop and implement procurement and inventory management solutions.
• Act as a liaison between operations finance, production and maintenance team.
• Act as a liaison between division sourcing and the plant.
• All other duties as assigned or needed that can be performed safely
• General housekeeping in your work area
• Follow the company waste management program - separate all recyclable material and discard waste into the appropriate containers to ensure sustainability efforts maximized
• Ensure the plant uses National Account Vendors for assigned purchases exclusively

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

The employee should hold the following abilities:

• Able to think under pressure and make quick decisions
• Able to work well in a team or alone
• Good attention to detail
• Integrity
• Strong communication skills, written and oral
• Sense of urgency
• Ability to prioritize in fast-paced environment
• Must understand verbal and written instructions

• Must be self-motivated to work independently and in a group
• Analytical skills
• Negotiating skills
• Must perform basic mathematical calculations

COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE COMPENTENCIES

The employee must be able to:

• Log onto a computer and navigate via keyboard to access paycheck/benefits enrollment information and accomplish required online training routinely
• Log into and navigate production monitoring systems such as SAP for work notifications, quality and production tracking, etc.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

The employee must possess the following:

• 4-Year College Degree Preferred

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

The employee should possess the ability to:

• Safeguard self with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – steel toed shoes, eye protection (glasses, goggles, and/or facemask), gloves, bump cap/hard hat as necessary for task
• Must be able to squat, bend at the waist and knees freely
• Exposure to temperature extremes
• Exposure to sounds or noise levels that may be uncomfortable
• Bending and twisting
• Repetitive movements
• Handle, control or feel objects, tools or controls

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.