About the Opportunity The Buyer II supports LED site procurement by managing tactical purchasing activity, supplier follow-up, material availability, and open-order execution. In this role, you will help ensure production has the necessary materials while maintaining purchase order accuracy, supplier accountability, and inventory discipline. This is a tactical execution role. The Buyer II supports broader procurement, sourcing, new product introduction, value analysis/value engineering, MCP, cost-reduction, supplier recovery, supplier transition, and last-time-buy priorities. This position does not own category strategy or division-level sourcing direction. Customers globally rely on an extensive range of products and services, from life-saving medicines and lab essentials to next-generation instruments. The Operations team uses the PPI, or Practical Process Improvement, Business System to manufacture these products while continuously improving productivity and quality and contributing to the Mission to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. What You'll Do Create, manage, and maintain purchase orders in alignment with MRP demand, supplier lead times, and production needs. Monitor open orders to ensure dates, quantities, confirmations, and supplier commitments are accurate. Follow up with suppliers regarding shortages, late orders, expedites, unconfirmed orders, and recovery plans. Validate supplier ship dates and quantities, particularly when production, NPI, bridge plans, or recovery actions depend on material timing. Communicate material risks, expected recovery timing, and required escalations to planning, production, procurement leadership, and cross-functional partners. Resolve routine purchase order, invoice, pricing, receiving, quantity, and delivery discrepancies. Support raw-material reviews, part-availability and PFEP work, and inventory actions including pull-ins, push-outs, cancellations, and quantity adjustments. Identify excess, obsolete, slow-moving, or high-risk inventory concerns and escalate them 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. What Success Looks Like Purchase orders are accurate, current, and aligned with demand. Shortages and supplier risks are identified and communicated early. Recovery actions are tracked with assigned owners and realistic dates. Supplier commitments are consistently followed up on and validated. Production teams receive timely visibility into material risks and expected recovery timing. NPI, VAVE, MCP, and transition work receive reliable tactical purchasing support. What We're Looking For Basic Qualifications Associate degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field, with no prior purchasing experience required; or High school diploma or GED with a minimum of one year of experience in purchasing, procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or a related field. Experience using ERP/MRP systems and managing purchase orders. 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 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 activities. Ability to interpret demand, supplier commitments, 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 purchase order accuracy, supplier commitments, and material timing. Sense of urgency regarding production support and shortage recovery. Balanced focus on material availability, inventory control, and working-capital discipline. Work Location & Schedule This is a fully onsite position in Marietta, Ohio. The standard work schedule is Monday through Friday. The role operates in an office environment.

Pay:

$48,600.00 - $81,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Parental leave Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person