Buyer

Buyer — Print & Packaging Experience Preferred

Ultradent Products, Inc., a global dental and oral health manufacturer and part of the Mitsui Chemicals Group, is seeking an experienced Buyer to join our Procurement team.

We are looking for someone with a proven background in manufacturing purchasing who can independently manage purchasing activities, resolve supply issues, and balance material availability, inventory, cost, and quality. Experience purchasing printed materials and packaging, and a strong understanding of the category, is highly desirable.

What You’ll Do

• Manage daily purchasing for assigned production materials, including placing purchase orders, confirming supplier commitments, and ensuring materials arrive when needed.
• Use Oracle recommendations and exception reports to buy, expedite, reschedule, or cancel orders based on changing production and inventory requirements.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, minimum order quantities, and other purchasing terms to achieve measurable cost savings and reliable supply.
• Work closely with suppliers, Planning, and Category Managers to support procurement needs.
• Verify that purchase orders reference the correct specifications and revisions, particularly for printed materials and packaging.
• Proactively address shortages, late deliveries, supplier performance concerns, and nonconforming materials.
• Maintain accurate purchasing data with our analyst, including lead times, order quantities, supplier information, pricing, and delivery dates.
• Establish and maintain blanket purchase agreements in coordination with Category Managers.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies and receiving issues with suppliers and Accounts Payable.

Required Qualifications

• At least three years of purchasing experience, including direct responsibility for production materials in a manufacturing environment is ideal.
• Hands-on experience using MRP/ERP systems to manage material requirements, purchase orders, delivery schedules, and inventory.
• Demonstrated success negotiating with suppliers, resolving delivery issues, and managing competing priorities.
• Working knowledge of inventory management, supplier performance, quotation analysis, and total purchasing cost.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for analyzing purchasing and inventory data.
• Strong attention to detail, follow-through and written and verbal communication.
• Ability to manage an assigned purchasing workload independently and recognize when issues require escalation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct purchasing experience in print and packaging, such as labels, folding cartons, corrugated packaging, inserts, and other printed components.
• Understanding of print and packaging specifications, materials, printing processes, artwork revisions, tooling charges, and the impact of order quantities on cost.
• Experience coordinating packaging changes and supplier transitions while minimizing obsolete inventory and production disruptions.
• Experience with Oracle EBS and Fusion purchasing and planning systems.
• Familiarity with ISO 13485 or purchasing within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, procurement, or a related field preferred.