Buyer

Job description

CCL Label Healthcare & Specialty Buffalo has an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic manufacturing team as a buyer! This role drives procurement excellence for our facility and ensures seamless material flow. Qualifications: Job Summary: The buyer manages vendor negotiations, maintains accurate purchasing records, and ensures timely material availability through daily ERP processes. This role involves collaborating with suppliers and internal teams to optimize inventory, resolve quality issues, and support production needs. Duties/Responsibilities: Competencies: - None - Negotiates best vendor terms, pricing, and delivery based on specific budget and schedule requirements. - Develops positive working relationships vendors to effectively address discrepancies with quantity, quality, and pricing. - Proactively reviews order status. - Prepares purchase orders and bid requests. - Analyzes data to identify trends to guide future purchasing decisions. - Predicts future sales trends by analyzing customer buying patterns and past performance. - Run Material Requirements Planning (MRP) daily, review action messages, place orders and review supplier’s acknowledgements. - Follow up on pur...