Buyer II

When Alfred Fain founded a small Rhode Island tire store in 1924, at the time no one could have predicted how Teknor Apex would become an international custom compounder sought out by companies around the world. After a nearly hundred-year journey that’s carried us through acquisitions and expansion, we now have nine U.S. locations, as well as operations in Belgium, Singapore, Germany, and China.

Throughout this global expansion Teknor has remained a privately held company, and today Fain’s grandson sits at the helm, maintaining the family’s tradition of fostering deep employee and customer relationships. These relationships are what allow us—together—to deliver customized compound solutions and help our customer’s create better products.

“Manufacturing is a team sport, and we work together to achieve our goals.” ~Jon Fain

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

As a Buyer 2, you will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of the critical and sometimes more complex indirect goods and services, as designated, with $3 - $10 M in spend management responsibility. This includes price negotiations, communications to all internal and external stakeholders and training of personnel. Duties include:

• Coordinates existing supplier purchases as well as identifies and recommends alternatives in accordance with department procedures.
• Manages the buying process for more critical and/or complex materials from the point of purchase authorization through to the payment authorization. This includes resolution of receipt, pricing, terms and delivery discrepancies.
• Negotiates pricing, terms and delivery for goods and services as authorized by management.
• Coordinates with materials management to obtain demand requirements for goods and services they are responsible for managing.
• Conducts quality system and other training as required by corporate document control procedures or other needs of the Department.
• Manages problem resolutions when suppliers fail to perform in accordance with contractual obligations.
• Communicates the results of negotiations to management and all other functions/plants impacted. This includes maintaining the corporate cost standards used for finished product cost roll-ups.
• Responsible for supplier management for areas of spend responsibility, including the oversight and execution of SCARs, Supplier Spend Analysis, and Supplier Scoreboards.
• Identifies and conducts Annual Supplier Evaluations as needed and/or as required.
• Provides procurement support for all assigned products to all corporate functions including supply chain, production, maintenance, and engineering functions.
• Work is substantially complex and varied, requires the selection and application of technical and/or detailed guidelines. Moderate analytic ability is needed to gather and interpret data where results/answers can be found after analysis of several facts.
• Performs additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

Education And/or Work Experience Requirements

• Bachelors’ degree in a technical field or equivalent training, in a related business or technical area.
• 2-4 years of buying experience.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 15 lbs.
• Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone.
  
  

This description is a summary of principal responsibilities and is not intended to include all duties that may be assigned.

Teknor Apex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any protected status under state or federal laws. Must be 18 years of age or older to work at Teknor Apex.