Buyer II

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, or a related field with no prior purchasing experience required; OR
• High school diploma/GED with a minimum of 1 years of experience in purchasing, procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or a related field.
• 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.