Buyer II

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description Position Summary The Buyer II supports LED site procurement by managing tactical purchasing activity, supplier follow-up, material availability, and open-order execution. This role helps ensure production has the materials needed while maintaining purchase order accuracy, supplier accountability, and inventory discipline. This is a tactical execution role. The Buyer II supports broader procurement, sourcing, NPI, VAVE, MCP, and supplier recovery priorities, but does not own category strategy or division-level sourcing direction. Key Responsibilities Create, manage, and maintain purchase orders in alignment with MRP demand, supplier lead times, and production needs. Monitor open orders for accurate dates, quantities, confirmations, and supplier commitments. Follow up with suppliers on shortages, late orders, expedites, unconfirmed orders, and recovery plans. Validate supplier ship dates and quantities, especially where production, NPI, bridge plans, or recovery actions are dependent on material timing. Communicate material risks, recovery timing, and required escalations to planning, production, procurement leadership, and cross-functional partners. Resolve routine PO, invoice, pricing, receiving, quantity, and delivery discrepancies. Support raw material reviews, part availability / PFEP work, and inventory actions such as pull-ins, push-outs, cancellations, and quantity adjustments. Identify excess, obsolete, slow-moving, or high-risk inventory concerns and escalate for review. Provide tactical purchasing support for NPI, VAVE, MCP, cost-reduction, supplier transition, and last-time-buy activity. Maintain accurate purchasing data, trackers, status updates, and system notes. Basic Qualifications Associate degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered. Purchasing, procurement, planning, materials, supplier management, or manufacturing support experience. Experience with ERP/MRP systems and purchase order management. Ability to manage multiple suppliers, part numbers, priorities, and follow-up actions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field. Experience in site procurement, manufacturing, materials, or production support. Familiarity with shortage management, supplier follow-up, open-order management, and inventory control. Experience supporting NPI, VAVE, cost-reduction, supplier recovery, or material transition activity. Ability to interpret demand, supplier commits, inventory data, and production requirements. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and procurement reporting tools. Critical Skills Strong tactical execution and follow-through. Clear ownership of assigned suppliers, materials, and open actions. Ability to escalate early with facts, options, and next steps. Detail-oriented approach to PO accuracy, supplier commitments, and material timing. Sense of urgency around production support and shortage recovery. Balanced focus on material availability, inventory control, and working capital discipline. Success Measures Purchase orders are accurate, current, and aligned to demand. Shortages and supplier risks are identified and communicated early. Recovery actions are tracked with owners and realistic dates. Supplier commitments are consistently followed up on and validated. Production teams have timely visibility to material risks and expected recovery timing. NPI, VAVE, MCP, and transition work receive reliable tactical purchasing support. Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. 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