Barnes Group

Senior Buyer, Multi Site

Barnes Group • $75K — $95K *
West Chester, OH 45069In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • High attention to detail and quality in all aspects of work.
  • Previous experience with ERP systems.
  • Ability to react quickly to schedule changes and reprioritize parts at vendors.
  • Investigate cost reductions by identifying new suppliers and collaborating with current ones.
  • Strong time management skills for coordinating multiple projects and deadlines.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills for effective information sharing.

Responsibilities

  • Manage purchasing requirements and exception messages via ERP.
  • Request supplier quotes based on capabilities and Approved Vendor List inclusion.
  • Obtain quality approvals for specific parts before purchasing.
  • Manage purchase orders to ensure data accuracy in ERP and to suppliers.
  • Monitor supplier performance to meet internal build plan demands.
  • Track daily supplier deliveries and communicate deviations to stakeholders.
  • Review inventory levels to ensure proper stock and utilization.

Benefits

  • Career development opportunities for skill enhancement.
  • Encouragement of professional growth to align with business objectives.
Full Job Description
A challenging and rewarding career opportunity is available at Barnes Aerospace for a Senior Buyer, responsible for managing supply chain material readiness, negotiating with suppliers, analyzing costs, and ensuring on-time delivery of goods. Work closely with Engineering, Sourcing, and Manufacturing teams to understand material requirements, and lead times. If you are a motivated, career-minded individual ready to apply your supply chain and critical thinking skills in a fast-paced environment, please submit your resume for further consideration.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Manage all purchasing requirements and exception messages driven by ERP across multiple sites.
  • Request quotes from suppliers (cost and lead time) based on supplier capabilities and inclusion on Approved Vendor List.
  • Obtain Quality approvals for specific part/operation/process prior to transmitting purchase orders to suppliers.
  • Manage purchase orders to ensure date accuracy is maintained and correct information flows through ERP system to supplier scorecards.
  • Manage supplier performance to drive execution required by internal build plan.
  • Actively track expected supplier deliveries daily to confirm adherence to planned schedule. When deviations occur, proactively share information obtained with internal stakeholders including earliest recovery date from supplier.
  • Review inventories across sites to ensure proper safety stock, inventory levels and appropriate utilization is used.


Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • High attention to detail and quality in all aspects of work.
  • Previous experience with ERP systems.
  • Ability to react quickly to schedule changes and re-prioritize parts at vendors.
  • Investigate ways to reduce overall costs for the organization by identifying potential new suppliers as well as collaborating with existing suppliers and internal stakeholders on other opportunities such as lot sizing.
  • Demonstrates strong time management skills with the ability to effectively coordinate multiple projects and deadlines.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills are essential to ensure that concise and timely information is shared with all internal/external stakeholders.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently.
  • Considered highly desirable:
  • Prior experience with outside services in a manufacturing environment
  • Demonstrated ability to use technology effectively and efficiently to manage both individual workload and documents in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and ability to create documents, reports and briefing materials in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.


Education Requirements:

  • BS Degree Supply Chain, Logistics, or Business preferred.


At Barnes Aerospace, career development is a shared responsibility in which all employees are encouraged to develop, improve, and enhance their skills and professional growth to support our business objectives.

About Barnes Group

Barnes Group Inc. is a global industrial and aerospace manufacturer and service provider, serving a wide range of end markets and customers. The company operates through two business segments: Industrial and Aerospace. The Industrial segment designs and manufactures precision parts, products, and systems for critical applications in various industries, including transportation, industrial equipment, and packaging. The Aerospace segment designs and manufactures components and assemblies for commercial and military aircraft engines and airframes. Barnes Group was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Learn more about Barnes Group
Size
5,100 employees
Market Cap
$2 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$63.3 million
Founded
1857
5 Year Trend
+0.5%
Revenue
$1.1 billion
NASDAQ
B
* Ladders Estimates

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