Job field / Job profile :Purchasing/Products and services purchasing Employment type :Permanent Position description : Responsible for the acquisition of material and services including price, quality, specifications, and delivery to meet manufacturing requirements. Ensure that supplier delivery schedules and quality are maintained at a level necessary to support production.Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. 1. Negotiate pricing, quality and delivery criteria for required materials in connection with the placement of purchase orders. 2. Analyze the above criteria to determine the proper supplier to select. 3. Process purchase requisitions for materials required for manufacturing. 4. Investigate all “Material Variance Reports” and coordinate between supplier and Quality and Engineering Departments to bring about acceptable corrective action. 5. Coordinate any supplier questions or problems with Engineering, Quality, Sales and Accounting or other Departments as required. 6. Counsel and assist other Department personnel on matters related to material acquisition problems. 7. Coordinate with other internal departments and with suppliers on any special projects or programs as assigned. 8. Prepare and maintain reports as assigned. 9. Meet with Business Unit planners to discuss delivery schedules and inform them when the suppliers scheduled deliveries do not support the requirements dates in the system. Also, notify them of any changes in supplier's deliveries as they occur. 10. As necessary to be responsible for developing small disadvantaged suppliers and attaining Purchasing's objectives on purchases compliant with Military or Government contracts. 11. Manage supplier performance and ensure feedback is provided to each supplier with the focus on maintaining and improving supplier performance. Listed above are the ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS of this job classification. Employees in this job classification may be required to perform various other duties including but not limited to training, administration, and housekeeping. In addition, employees in this job classification are responsible for the quality, quantity and timeliness of the product or service they provide. They will carry out those duties, in a safe and cooperative manner, per established policies, practices and procedures. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job. Qualifications:Education - Required: Associate degree in Business Management or equivalent credits in purchasing related courses Preferred: B. A. in Business – Purchasing Major Experience – Required: 2 - 3 years materials buyer in a manufacturing environment Preferred: 5 years diversified buying experience. Familiar with large volume negotiations, government regulations and reports. Special Knowledge/Skills – Required: Excellent communication skills, purchasing skills Including negotiations, supplier evaluation, cost reduction, Standard purchasing systems and procedures, data management Other - Willing to travel to supplier facilities as necessary to ensure supplier performance City (-ies) :Lancaster Minimum education level achieved :Associate Degree English : Fluent