Buyer Coordinator - Westbury, NY

Job Overview

• Plan, schedule and requisition material to support production and Contract Manufacturers by maintaining planning parameters of lead-time, reorder point, and reorder quantity in accordance with the companies’ inventory and shipment objectives.

A Day In The Life

• Monitor inventory levels and identify potential stockouts or surpluses.
• Maintain current promise dates on purchase orders to ensure timely delivery of all buy-part components required for kits
• Prioritize work orders and coordinate with Stockroom, purchasing and Contract Manufacturer
• Create and maintain shortage report showing demand and supply.
• Create consignment work orders, transfer orders, and reallocate parts.
• Monitor inventory levels and identify potential stockouts or surpluses.
• Ensure purchase req’s are being generated for required kits.
• Monitor and reduce excess to policy and excess and obsolete inventory.
• Expedite parts required for kits.
• Communicate with vendors both foreign and domestic and maintain these relationships.
• Interfaces daily with engineering and suppliers to resolve component issues in a timely manner to ensure delivery schedules are achieved. Utilize knowledge of parts to suggest and find alternate parts for engineering to approve to remedy long lead time or unavailable materials.
• Purchase various commodities and services to satisfy direct buys per demands of the MRP system.
• Work with receiving and accounts payable to reconcile receiving errors and invoice issues.
• Monitor and ensure supplier on time delivery performance.
• Price and delivering negotiation focusing on cost reductions.
• Assist with Commodity Management, item information: HTS Code, COO, for SED creation
• Locate hard to find parts.

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Associate degree in business or equivalent work experience
• At least 5 years of planning, purchasing, supply chain, and inventory management experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products.
• Must have strong negotiation skills, excellent verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to learn and grasp concepts quickly.
• Basic understanding of landed cost calculations (freight, lead time, INCO terms, payment terms, etc.)
• Familiarity with general supply chain terms and practices in the electrical manufacturing industry.