Procurement Buyer

Job Description

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY: The Procurement Buyer is responsible for sourcing, negotiating and purchasing materials, components, and services required for production and operations. This role ensures timely and supporting inventory and production schedules and inventory targets.

Responsibilities:

• Source and procure raw materials, components and services based on production requirements.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, and delivery schedules with suppliers.
• Issue purchase orders and monitor order status to ensure on-time delivery.
• Document all material quality, received from our partners.
• Evaluate supplier performance and maintain approved vendor lists.
• Manage Inventory levels using the ERP system and Excel spreadsheets.
• Liaise Between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments and customers as needed.
• Resolve issues related to delivery delays, quality discrepancies and invoices mismatches.
• Maintain accurate procurement records in ERP systems and ensure compliance with company policies.
• Collaborate with production planning and inventory control to align procurement with demand forecasts.
• Work with accounting to ensure payments are processed.
• Identify cost saving opportunities and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Dynamic, consistent review of safety stock.
• Support new product introductions by sourcing materials and coordinating with engineering and quality teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 2-5 years experience in purchasing or procurement, preferably in manufacturing environment.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).
• Knowledge of sourcing strategies, supplier management, and contract terms.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: This role is primarily office-based. The position requires extended periods of sitting, using a computer and phone.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee must be able to lift and/or move items over 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Employment is contingent upon passing a background check and a drug screen.

** 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 **

About Interface, Inc.

We lead the world in force measurement solutions; designing, manufacturing, and we guarantee the highest quality performance load cells, torque transducers, multi-axis sensors, and related instrumentation available. Our plant includes corporate offices, state of the art manufacturing facility, accredited calibration laboratory and multi-faceted machine shop.

Our engineering team provides force measurement solutions to the aerospace, automotive, energy, factory automation, medical which includes the test and measurement industries as well. Interface products can measure from grams to millions of pounds in hundreds of models and physical sizes. By maintaining the entire process, from design, machining, strain gage manufacturing and assembly, and in our own facilities, we can ensure the highest degree of performance possible.