Interlake Mecalux, Inc. in Melrose Park is hiring a Buyer to join the Purchasing team! The Buyer is responsible for acquiring materials, supplies, and services to support manufacturing and operations, with a continuous focus on improving quality and reducing costs.
Responsibilities:
- Enter Purchase Orders (PO’s) and enter purchased receipts into system.
- Place purchase orders for goods that have standard costs and quoted discounts already in place.
- Execute purchasing requirements as established by global purchasing department of parent company, ensuring contracts with suppliers and vendors are consistent with corporate objectives.
- Coordinate purchasing activities with other departments to maintain inventory at planned levels.
- Review opportunities for new supply sources and suitability of materials offered. Perform comparative analysis (minimum of 3 quotes) to ensure best price while maintaining quality standards.
- Follow up on orders.
- Coordinate purchasing quality and on-time deliveries.
- Communicate with accounting department to request additional documentation from suppliers to resolve invoice discrepancies from quoted purchase orders.
- Communicate with logistics department to confirm receipt of goods and services.
- Enter Purchase Orders (PO's) and enter purchased receipts into SAP.
- Create various monthly, yearly, and weekly reports to show information such as required amounts of materials needed, manufacturing costs, etc.
- Other duties as needed.
