associate buyer

Summary/Objective

The Associate Buyer supports the purchasing team in sourcing, purchasing, and managing materials, components, and services essential to manufacturing operations. This role ensures timely availability of suppliers at competitive costs while maintaining inventory levels and supplier relationships. The functions of this position will help support production, warehouse, and quality teams to allow timely delivery to customers.

Essential Functions

• Create and issue POs within the ERP system and follow them through until delivery.
• Monitor stock levels and safety stocks to ensure the correct inventory is available when needed.
• Communicate effectively across all departments on product timing and arrivals.
• Build, maintain, and manage supplier relationships in a professional and responsible manner.
• Analyze industry trends to support sales and customers in innovation goals.
• Track supplier performance and resolve delivery delays and invoice discrepancies.
• Collaborate cross functionally to align on forecasting and material needs.
• Assist with other purchasing initiatives as needed or required.

Competencies

• Possess the ability to communicate effectively and with outstanding professionalism with both internal and external teams
• Must be self-motivated with the continued desire to learn and grow
• Must have organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks at the same time
• Ability to deconstruct difficult and complex situations and bring the right people together to find solutions

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time salaried position

Travel

Travel is necessary at times during key customer and vendor meetings, trade shows, and conferences.

Education, Skills, and Experience

• Minimum of an Associate Degree in Business or a related field is desired, however, will consider relevant years of experience in lieu of education
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point is required

Work Environment

The work environment varies between the office, production plant, and warehouses. At times while in the plant you may be exposed to allergens, powered equipment, and loud noises.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee must be able to sit for the duration of the shift, lift up to 25 pounds daily, bend, twist, stand, and work on a computer daily.

EEO Statement

Eillien's Candies, Inc. is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all employees. It is the Company's policy to seek and employ the best qualified personnel in all positions, to provide equal opportunity for advancement to all employees, including upgrading, promoting and training, and to administer these activities in a manner which will not discriminate against or give preference to any person because of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, military status, marital status, arrest or conviction record or any other discriminatory basis prohibited by state or federal law

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.