Buyer

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

“Cooler By Design” - Chart’s principal focus is the design and fabrication of cryogenic equipment; so you can see where we get our tagline from, right? Well, yes and no – see, we think the stuff we design and build is pretty cool too. What’s more, we’re problem solvers. Customers don’t come to Chart with an equipment specification, they come to Chart with a challenge. That’s where you come in, because someone has to figure it out, all the way from conceptual design to installation and commissioning of equipment at site. The applications we service are pretty diverse (and cool) too – from solutions for launching rockets into space; to providing low carbon energy for vehicles, industries and even entire communities; to the preservation of critical human and animal tissue. Pop into a well-known fast food outlet and it’ll likely be Chart equipment supplying your carbonated beverage. If nitro coffee or nitro ice cream is your thing – well, that’s Chart technology too (and it’s also cool)! Interested to learn more? Take a tour of Chart City to get a feel of how Chart equipment solutions impact our daily lives.

As we continue to manufacture industrial air and gas handling equipment for critical industries we are now searching for a Buyer. Under minimal supervision, the Buyer/Planner position is responsible for driving cost, quality, and delivery while placing purchase orders as required to meet customer deliveries. 

What Will You Do?

• Perform key purchasing duties including submitting RFQs, coordinating the supplier set up in the Company ERP system when necessary, bids comparison, maintaining ASL lists, entering Purchase Orders/Blanket Orders, expediting, ensuring goods are received or assisting in solving discrepancies.
• Assist Accounts Payable (AP) to resolve supplier PO -invoice discrepancies, when needed
• Procure competitively priced materials, services and equipment of the correct technical specification, in an ethical, cost effective and timely manner.
• Ensured timely delivery of goods and services to meet business requirements within supply control.
• Track and maintain purchasing records files in the JD Edwards system.
• Optimize the purchasing processes, improving the quality of proposals through better materials and services alternatives, checking that suppliers have enough materials stock and service capacity and identifies areas of opportunities through substitution of quality equipment and parts, with similar technical specifications and lower costs.
• Manage supplier and vendor base as appropriate for role including purchase order management with the various vendors and responding to and resolving invoicing inquiries in a timely manner.
• Work with other supply professionals and stakeholders to drive continuous improvement of processes & procedures emphasizing standardization and simplicity where ever possible
• Improved lead time performance within procurement process ensuring timely delivery of goods and services to meet business requirements within Supply control.
• Monitor and review material purchase orders to ensure efficient and on time delivery of goods by preferred vendors and on time payment for such materials.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key suppliers, initiate and attend Supplier meetings, supplier performance reviews etc.
• Execute and control RFQ bid processes, awards, claims, and delivery of goods and services.
• Cost management to identify areas of potential cost reduction and manage cost saving metrics.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

• This position will require the ability to move around the production floor
• Lift up to 15 pounds
• Sitting, standing, stooping, bending, other related tasks in an office setting
• Work may involve exposure to loud noise

Your Experience Should Be...

· 3-5 years procurement experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment

· Purchase order entry experience, plus if you have experience using JDE

· Energetic and proactive in developing and achieving objectives

· Effective teamwork and problem-solving skills

· The ability to read blueprints

· The ability to prioritize workload to tackle tactical issues within their Business Units without losing sight and focus on the global strategic issues and priorities

· Advanced competency in MS Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.

Our Benefits Package...