Buyer 2

**Work Schedule** Standard (Mon-Fri) **Environmental Conditions** Office **Job Description** **Position Summary** The Buyer II supports LED site procurement by managing tactical purchasing activity, supplier follow-up, material availability, and open-order execution. This role helps ensure production has the materials needed while maintaining purchase order accuracy, supplier accountability, and inventory discipline. This is a tactical execution role. The Buyer II supports broader procurement, sourcing, NPI, VAVE, MCP, and supplier recovery priorities, but does not own category strategy or division-level sourcing direction. **This role requires daily on-site presence at our 401 Millcreek Road, Marietta, Ohio location.** _Relocation assistance and sponsorship support is not available at this time._ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Key Responsibilities** * Create, manage, and maintain purchase orders in alignment with MRP demand, supplier lead times, and production needs. * Monitor open orders for accurate dates, quantities, confirmations, and supplier commitments. * Follow up with suppliers on shortages, late orders, expedites, unconfirmed orders, and recovery plans. * Validate supplier ship dates and quantities, especially where production, NPI, bridge plans, or recovery actions are dependent on material timing. * Communicate material risks, recovery timing, and required escalations to planning, production, procurement leadership, and cross-functional partners. * Resolve routine PO, invoice, pricing, receiving, quantity, and delivery discrepancies. * Support raw material reviews, part availability / PFEP work, and inventory actions such as pull-ins, push-outs, cancellations, and quantity adjustments. * Identify excess, obsolete, slow-moving, or high-risk inventory concerns and escalate for review. * Provide tactical purchasing support for NPI, VAVE, MCP, cost-reduction, supplier transition, and last-time-buy activity. * Maintain accurate purchasing data, trackers, status updates, and system notes. **Basic Qualifications** * Associate degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered. * Purchasing, procurement, planning, materials, supplier management, or manufacturing support experience. * Experience with ERP/MRP systems and purchase order management. * Ability to manage multiple suppliers, part numbers, priorities, and follow-up actions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. * Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. **Preferred Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field. * Experience in site procurement, manufacturing, materials, or production support. * Familiarity with shortage management, supplier follow-up, open-order management, and inventory control. * Experience supporting NPI, VAVE, cost-reduction, supplier recovery, or material transition activity. * Ability to interpret demand, supplier commits, inventory data, and production requirements. * Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and procurement reporting tools. **Critical Skills** * Strong tactical execution and follow-through. * Clear ownership of assigned suppliers, materials, and open actions. * Ability to escalate early with facts, options, and next steps. * Detail-oriented approach to PO accuracy, supplier commitments, and material timing. * Sense of urgency around production support and shortage recovery. * Balanced focus on material availability, inventory control, and working capital discipline. **Success Measures** * Purchase orders are accurate, current, and aligned to demand. * Shortages and supplier risks are identified and communicated early. * Recovery actions are tracked with owners and realistic dates. * Supplier commitments are consistently followed up on and validated. * Production teams have timely visibility to material risks and expected recovery timing. * NPI, VAVE, MCP, and transition work receive reliable tactical purchasing support.