Please contact your Administrator to change your authorization settings.
Job Opportunity: Buyer/Planner
Summary/Objective: Our client is seeking a dynamic Buyer/Planner (open to a Sr. Buyer/Planner) to join their team. This role is pivotal in managing the procurement process for production materials, parts, services, and more. The ideal candidate will excel in negotiating favorable terms with suppliers while ensuring cost-effectiveness, quality, and timely delivery. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, we want to hear from you.
Essential Functions:
- Create and maintain purchase orders and requisitions via our ERP system, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.
- Cultivate strong supplier relationships through effective communication, negotiations, and regular visits.
- Solicit and analyze quotations, updating vendor contracts as necessary.
- Coordinate daily work orders for our Equipment and Spare Parts Manufacturing Department.
- Facilitate monthly planning meetings to schedule equipment jobs, adapting plans as needed.
- Address production shortages promptly, collaborating with other buyers and manufacturing teams.
- Expedite orders to maintain a seamless flow of materials and services.
- Manage quality matters and engineering changes with suppliers.
- Proactively report product and material availability issues.
- Maintain and monitor Master Data to optimize future planning within our ERP system.
- Liaise with the Receiving Department to ensure accurate material receipt and handle vendor returns or reworks.
- Collaborate with Accounts Payable to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely vendor payments.
- Drive process improvements and maintain meticulous attention to detail.
- Contribute to cost reduction initiatives across materials, production, and logistics.
- Provide accurate and timely support to the Director of Finance as required.
- Communicate effectively and professionally with internal and external stakeholders.
- Adhere to all regulations, policies, and procedures.
Job Requirements:
- Strong communication skills.
- Exceptional organizational abilities.
- Customer-centric mindset.
- Collaborative approach to teamwork.
- Proficient problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
- Excellent mathematical skills.
- Ability to work independently with professionalism, even in high-pressure situations.
- Commitment to ethical conduct.
- Attention to detail and thoroughness.
Supervisory Responsibility: This position does not entail supervisory responsibilities.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree or higher, with at least three years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and ERP's
- Ability to comprehend complex documents and information related to purchasing and logistics.
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact .
Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco's HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees .
- Virginia residents may access our state specific policies .
- Residents of all other states may access our policies .
- Canadian residents may access our policies in English and in French .
- Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies .
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.