Buyer

Job Type Full-time Description Electric Machinery Company. a division of WEG Electric Corp. Minneapolis, Minnesota Position: Buyer Department: Purchasing Primary Objective of Position: Responsible for purchasing material in our dynamic engineer to order and made to order manufacturing facility with a Customer Driven focus that provides On Time Predictability thru Continuous Improvement. Major Areas of Accountability: + Daily Material Requirement Planning review with executing orders for production materials, MRO items and services. + Works collaboratively with planning and suppliers to resolve delivery issues and develop recovery plans for to support on time delivery to customer. + Interface with other department representatives to determine specific needs, such as technical requirements, or manufacturing requirements. + Processes Engineering Change Order releases for updates to manufacturing and vendors. + Follows up on deliveries, obtains proof of delivery if required and resolves invoicing related issues. + Responsible to manage inventory for assigned materials to the appropriate level for order quantity, safety stock, excess and obsolete inventories + Attends production meetings. + Provides regular updates on assigned metrics. + Completes other tasks and projects as assigned by the Purchasing Manager + Ensures tasks are performed according to organizational requirements for quality management and environmental, health and safety standards, policies and procedures. + Maintains data and prepares reports using SAP and Microsoft office software. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: + Minimum 2+ years Planning, Purchasing, Inventory, Manufacturing, or Engineering experience. Bachelor's degree in a business or technical field a plus. + SAP Materials and Planning experience a plus. + Demonstrates Inventory Management Skills for order quantity, safety stock quality, stocking determination, identifying excess and obsolete inventories. + Excellent communication, computer, and analytical skills required. + Demonstrated organizational and prioritization skills. + Strong attention to detail and the ability to respond to changing priorities required. + Ability to interpret drawings and specifications. + Demonstrates excellent inter-personal, group participation, and group management skills. + Must be a flexible, high-energy individual, able to handle multiple tasks and frequently changing priorities. + Experience in Microsoft Office Suite products with a focus on Excel preferred. Physical Requirements + Approximately 80% sitting, 20% walking. Must be able to carry 20 pounds unassisted of production order packages around a manufacturing facility. + Physical ability to travel freely within manufacturing and office facilities. This requires climbing stairs and moving over, around, and about shop machinery. Salary: $65k to $70k Will compensate with experience. Position is full-time. Company cannot provide sponsorship for this position Please, no agencies Salary Description $60,000 - $65,000

Created: 2026-03-02