Buyer

Worthington Enterprises is hiring a Buyer. The Buyer is responsible for all procurement activities related to the purchasing of materials, approved goods and services for the assigned location. The Buyer will also provide inventory management for capital spare parts and manufacturing supplies. This role will be responsible for the coordination of crib activity that requires maintenance of material receipts and inventory issues during the absence of senior personnel, as well as expenditure compliance review to corporate purchasing programs. The ideal candidate is a highly analytical, self-motivated, communicator with knowledge and application of purchasing cost reduction methods and the ability to apply them in order to succeed.

Responsibilities

• Sources, selects, negotiates and approves the contract award for most commodity purchases or services as well as spot buy of non-stock items for location requirements.
• Provides information to internal customers for pricing proposals.
• Resolves specification issues prior to quoting process.
• Achieves cost savings goals and delivers lowest cost alternatives for sourcing of products and services to meet business demands.
• Manages inventory by reviewing requirements, entering purchase orders, and changing purchase orders as required.
• Determines the need for expediting, follows up on late orders and monitors delivery performance taking corrective action as needed
• Reporting activities to include monthly savings, and weekly status
• Completes corporate program compliance review and reconciliation of P-Card expenditures for corporate charges.
• Resolves accounting discrepancies and processes supplier returns/rejections.
• Initiates purchase parts approval process (PPAP) per standard operation procedures.
• May lead or supervise temporary personal purchasing assistants or interns.
• Other duties as assigned.

Desired Experience

• Working knowledge of assigned commodity items
• Professional phone etiquette is a must
• Self-motivated and possesses the ability to complete tasks on-time and with little supervision
• General negotiation skills
• Read and interpret part drawings
• Knowledge and application of purchasing cost reduction methods
• Material requirements planning (MRP) system and ERP purchasing system proficiency
• Thorough knowledge of purchasing terminology and practices
• Minimum 1-3 years purchasing work experience in manufacturing environment preferred
• Preferred CPM/CPIM (Certified Purchasing Manager/Certified Production Inventory Manager)

Our Company is proud to have a dynamic and inclusive workforce where employees are empowered to innovate, thrive and grow. We believe that each employee’s unique strengths contribute to the success of our organization. This belief extends to how we consider our job applicants. Your talents may align with this position or other opportunities within our organization. Apply today to start unlocking your career potential with Worthington Enterprises.

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Worthington Enterprises (NYSE: WOR) is a designer and manufacturer of market-leading brands that help improve everyday life by elevating spaces and experiences. The Company operates with two primary business units: Building Products and Consumer Products.

The Building Products segment includes cooking, heating, cooling and water solutions, architectural and acoustical grid ceilings and metal framing and accessories. The Consumer Products segment provides solutions for the tools, outdoor living and celebrations categories. Product brands within the Worthington Enterprises portfolio include Balloon Time®, Bernzomatic®, Coleman® (propane cylinders), CoMet®, Elgen, Garden Weasel®, General®, HALO™, Hawkeye™, Level5 Tools®, Mag Torch®, NEXI™, Pactool International®, PowerCore™, Ragasco®, Well-X-Trol® and XLite™, among others.

Founded in 1955 as Worthington Industries, Worthington Enterprises follows a people-first Philosophy with earning money for its shareholders as its first corporate goal. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Worthington Enterprises and its joint ventures employ approximately 6,000 people throughout North America and Europe.