Buyer

Position Summary

The buyer is responsible for  assigned commodities to manage the supplier base and products purchased from outside sources to conform to STERIS’s engineering documents, policies, procedure, work instructions, and ISO/GMP requirements. The buyer’s responsibilities do not vary in the scope or function but in the authorization levels and strategic commodity duties assigned. 

Duties

• Secures quotes from qualified suppliers of assigned materials to obtain most favorable prices and services consistent with quality requirements.
• Purchases product to support Manufactured Products and non inventory requirements.
• Expedites purchase orders in order to maintain material flow and provide customer requests.
• Maintains appropriate purchasing files as required.
• Plans and negotiates long-term contracts with favorable impact on inventory goals, quality, continuity of supply and corporate cost objectives.
• Negotiates and facilitate the return of rejected and obsolete material.
• Reconciles Accounts Payable discrepancies.   
• Analyzes suppliers for financial health and stability of the Company.  Assists quality department in assessing the supplier’s ability to meet STERIS quality requirements.
• Manages commodity to meet strategic position of the company. Selects and maintain suppliers to support manufacturing and corporate procurement requirements.
• Selects and maintains suppliers to support manufacturing and corporate procurement requirements.
• Works with Quality Control for inventory items and the requisitioners for non-inventory items to assure that the supplier fully understands the quality requirements of the purchase.
• Participates in any quality audits of assigned supplier and maintains records, which will allow STERIS to evaluate supplier performance. 

Duties - cont'd

Education Degree

Required Experience

• Minimum of one (1) to (3) years experience in purchasing, quality control, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, or industrial engineering. Experience preferred but not required if Degree is in Supply Chain Management.
• Possess strong negotiating skills.
• Capable of reading and interpreting blueprints

Preferred Experience

• CPM or CPIM preferred.

Skills