A Buyer buys products, materials or services needed by a company or organization. Manages inventory and schedule for purchasing, works with vendors and negotiates contracts, monitors quality of supplies and services purchased. May work in farm products, manufacturing, trade or services industries.
Commodity Buyer
Advastar, Inc - Spring, TX, United States
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Supply Chain, Procurement, Buyer #jobalert |
DIRECT HIRE
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COMMODITY BUYER
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MANUFACTURING
| Greater Houston, TX area A global manufacturer of engineered industrial systems is hiring a Commodity Buyer to own sourcing and purchasing for assigned material categories at its Texas production facility. This is a hands-on procurement seat: you keep the plant supplied, hold suppliers to cost, quality, and delivery, and head off the shortages that stop a line. You will negotiate directly with vendors, cut and manage purchase orders, run inventory and replenishment, and work day-to-day with engineering, operations, and logistics. The right person turns reactive buying into a managed program and is measured on landed cost, on-time delivery, and inventory turns. Anticipated $60K-$75K, based on experience
Full suite of benefits: Health / Dental / Vision, PTO
Schedule:
Monday-Friday, on-site, with the possibility of one remote day Overview Own sourcing and purchasing for assigned commodities so production never waits on material
Negotiate pricing, terms, and delivery with vendors and hold them to on-time, in-full performance
Set inventory at the level that keeps the plant running without tying up cash, alongside operations and maintenance
Create and manage purchase orders, track shipments, and clear price, quantity, quality, and delivery discrepancies fast
Find and land cost-reduction and process wins without giving up quality or delivery
Keep ERP material-master data accurate and reconcile supplier invoices
Run Kanban and vendor-managed inventory replenishment and scheduling agreements
Sit in NCR reviews on defective material and drive root-cause corrective action
Align buying with what the floor actually needs across engineering, operations, maintenance, and logistics Preferred Skills and Experience Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field
APICS, CPSM, or comparable supply chain certification (preferred)
2+ years of recent purchasing/supply-chain experience in a manufacturing or assembly environment (strongly preferred)
Hands-on ERP/MRP experience; Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) (strongly preferred)
Direct sourcing and supplier management across commodity categories — MRO, hardware, components, coatings/paint, steel/aluminum, or similar industrial materials
Demonstrated supplier negotiation and cost-reduction results
Familiarity with Kanban and vendor-managed inventory replenishment
Experience with NCR, root-cause, and corrective-action processes
Effective working cross-functionally in a matrixed manufacturing organization
