Buyer

The Judge Group is seeking a Buyer for our client in their Carrollton, TX area corporate offices. LOCATION: Fully onsite MUST HAVE: BS Degree (Business, Finance, or related) MUST HAVE: 4+ years experience Buying in a manufacturing operation (Heavy Industrial, Automotive, or similar industry) MUST HAVE: CPIM certification, or other APICS certification MUST HAVE: Detailed knowledge of purchasing policies, procedures RESPONSIBILITIES: - Procuring parts used directly in the manufacturing process of large industrial machinery - Manage the assigned commodities and suppliers - Meet parts cost, quality and availability goals - Develop, source, and manage foreign / domestic suppliers - Buy parts and materials necessary to support production requirements - Perform all procurement duties - Manage all supplier contracts - Collaborate with Engineers, Finance, Quality, Marketing, and suppliers understand instructions - Achieve cost savings plans with current suppliers and seek new opportunities with potential new suppliers - Assist production in inventory availability and quality problems - Evaluate new sources of supply - Identify potential suppliers by reviewing previous domestic and foreign suppliers. Involve quality competitive suppliers early in the design cycle - Handle quote request forms from potential suppliers - Process Engineering change requests and change notices to suppliers and negotiate pricing EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: - BS Degree - 4+ years experience Buying in a manufacturing operation (Heavy Industrial, Automotive, or similar industry) - CPIM certification, or other APICS certification - Detailed knowledge of purchasing policies, procedures - Experience creating price analysis - Knowledge of import/export issues - Knowledge of pricing of raw materials, labor rates, and manufacturing costs - Ability to read and understand blueprints, bills of materials, formal engineering change processes, supplier processes - Strong MS Office including Outlook, Excel, Word - Must be a US Citizen or a Green Card Holder

Created: 2026-03-10