Buyer

Job Description

Exempt

Summary (Position Description): The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills with demonstrated success in areas associated with purchasing and supplier relationship management. This position will interact closely with customer service, scheduling, engineering and multiple external suppliers to ensure correct materials are purchased and delivered on time0 to meet customer requirements while ensuring a high level of quality and maximizing revenue.     

Reports To: Purchasing Manager

Duties & Tasks

• Analyze and understand reports to determine material requirements, place purchase orders and follow up with suppliers for confirmed delivery dates.
• Ensure purchasing data is up to date for suppliers and items within the ERP system. 
• Manage the quoting process to secure competitive bids and make purchasing decisions in accordance with Bitzer’s procedures and regulations. 
• Review changes to requirements to coordinate reschedules, cancellations, quantity or price changes, etc. for all purchase orders. Track and reach out to suppliers to follow-up on past due purchase orders, and purchase orders without confirmed delivery dates.  
• Work with the necessary internal and external parties to reconcile invoicing discrepancies.     
• Work with the warehouse and scheduling teams to expedite parts as needed.   
• Participate in annual cost saving initiatives as assigned. 
• Additional duties as assigned by management 

Who We Are:

Bitzer Us Inc. is a leading manufacturer of key components used in commercial and industrial refrigeration and air conditioning systems. These key components include compressors, pressure vessels such as condensers and evaporators, compressor packages, and condensing units. Other products include waste heat-to-power equipment that converts excess heat to low-cost electricity.

You partner with others to get work done while gaining insight into customers' needs and deliver solutions that exceed customer expectations. You create Raving Fans. You set objectives aligning with organization and prioritize accordingly.

Conveniently located in Flowery Branch, Georgia 5 minutes off I-985 The Company is wholly owned by Bitzer SE (located in Germany), the Company is a private company and serves as Bitzer SE’s flagship North American subsidiary. On a global basis, Bitzer SE has 3,900 employees at 72 sites in 38 countries, including 20 production facilities.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities): 

• Highly skilled in the use of MRP. Experience in SAP ERP system, particularly HANA is strongly desired.
• Ability to source materials and manage relationships with suppliers to negotiate best pricing.
• Understanding of inventory management and proven success managing inventory levels.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced skills in Excel.
• Experience working in an international supply chain and across multiple cultures. 
• Ability to prioritize and work with a sense of urgency when needed.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.

Requirements: 

• Minimum of 3 years of experience required in a purchasing role within a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to effectively meet and communicate with members of management, team members, and suppliers.  
• Good written communication skills and effective organizational skills.
• Solid PC skills using Microsoft Office software applications. 
• Ability to work collectively with others within the organization.

Work Environment: 

• This job is performed in a professional office environment. It also requires intermittent time on the shop floor with machining, assembly, and material technicians. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands: 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is periodically required to stand and walk on the shop floor. 

Employee Benefits:

Medical Insurance (heavily subsidized by the Company)

Dental Insurance

Company paid Vision Insurance, $50,000 life insurance and Short and Long-Term Disability

2 Weeks Paid Vacation and 5 Paid Personal Days

Education Reimbursement (must be approved by manager)

401(k) Plan where it matches dollar-for-dollar up to 4% of compensation; 100% vested immediately.

Company Long Term Incentive Plan based on the profitability of the Company; 100% vested after 6 years on a graded scale)

Other Information

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.Employees are required to follow any job-related instructions and to perform job-related duties requested by management. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This Job Description does not imply an employment contract. BITZER US is an at-will employer.

BITZER US is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.