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IDEX • Wooster, OH • 3h ago

If you're looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you've found it. Whether you're an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses (https://www.idexcorp.com/our-businesses/business-segments/) around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :

The buyer is responsible for procuring components to support production and customer needs, along with inventory control.

REPORTS TO (Title) : Purchasing Supervisor

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Plan, order, and manage incoming goods/services from select suppliers to achieve cost and service objectives

Select suppliers to best fulfill Akron Brass needs (price, delivery, quality, etc)

Working within the capacity of a service organization, resolve daily operating issues with suppliers and internal stake holders

Analyze and recommend opportunities for cost reduction, supplier value added resources, inventory management, and quality enhancement

Drive for customer satisfaction, both external and internal, through timely results on situational needs

Manage supplier relationships to best achieve predetermined goals including implementing and overseeing supplier specific strategies

Assist in the negotiation of price and terms/conditions including basic understanding of contract management and driving to agreed goals

Assist in the evaluation of preferred suppliers

Identify opportunities for process development, personally, as well as intra- and inter-departmentally

Identify opportunities for inventory improvement (lead time, MOQ, reorder point)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND REQUIRED ABILITIES:

Strong organizational skills

Requires high degree of accuracy

Must have excellent communication skills, with ability to communicate with technical resources

Demonstrated ability to thoroughly follow through with appropriate urgency

Strong problem solving skills

Working understanding of prints and machining processes

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Associates degree in Business Administration (or related degree) or equivalent work experience

5+ years' experience in a purchasing role

Experience with machined components preferred

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Perform general office functions.

Visual acuity needed for close detail work and computer use.

General manufacturing, warehouse and office environment.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer . IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

Attention Applicants: If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please let us know. Likewise, if you are limited in the ability to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, we will determine an alternate way for you to apply. Please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at lfcareers@idexcorp.com for assistance with an accommodation. These contact tools may be used only by individuals with a disability for accommodation requests. Do not inquire as to the status of an application.

Job Family: Operations

Business Unit: Akron Brass

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