1. Personally conducts quotation, negotiation, and contracting of materials/services in order that pricing, supplier selection, supplier performance criteria and long-term agreements meet business and Team objectives, support production levels and enhance product quality.
2. Establishes sourcing plans and issues purchase contracts/orders for the supply of direct material, finishing services and packaging supplies.
3. Responsible for the control and management of raw material inventory. Includes monitoring raw material inventory, projected usage, most economic purchase quantities, carrying cost versus quantity price breaks and total costs associated with inventory. Promote inventory reduction programs by establishing close partnership ties between JSC and the suppliers.
4. Directly responsible for purchasing direct material, finishing services and packaging supplies. Includes development of new supplier contacts, selection and/or cancellation of suppliers, negotiation of prices, establishment of delivery practices/systems in support of inventory reduction programs, raw material schedules, development and communication of supplier evaluation systems, establishment and coordination of supplier quality requirements and the assessment of supplier performance.    Includes the design, development, administration and coordination of a supplier quality audit and certification program. Coordinate activities with Quality Assurance to assure the receipt of proper documentation and the implementation of systems at the outside services supplier in order to improve or maintain our assurance of high quality. Includes direct involvement in on-site visits and audits of supplier facilities. Implement improvement programs and facilitate assistance activity where needed.
5. Review defective or rejected material to determine final disposition and processing. Prepare documentation and notify supplier of rejection. Arrange for replacement or credit and the return shipment of non-conforming material.
6. Development, adherence to, and enforcement of Purchasing policies, practices and procedures including those associated with TS-16949.
7. Leads, coordinates and reviews the work of support staff including responsibility for performance appraisals and staffing.RELATIONSHIPS: Describe who and what functions the incumbent needs to interface with to perform the position satisfactorily.

RELATIONSHIPS: Describe who and what functions the incumbent needs to interface with to perform the position satisfactorily.

INTERNAL:

• Scheduling: Coordinate material availability for scheduled production or adjustments in schedules that advance or delay planned production.
• Production: Review production schedules, overtime schedules, press loading, and press capabilities to determine on-hand material adaptability and purchased material requirements.
• Receiving: Coordination of material receipt and storage, and the maintenance of records relative to issues and returns to stock, and the control of inventory quantities and records.

EXTERNAL:

• Suppliers: Place purchase orders, audit order status, coordinate shipments, negotiate prices, and evaluate overall performance.
• Truck Companies: Coordinate shipments, prices, and delivery dates 

SUPERVISION:

Directly Supervised

Asso. Material Buyer

Buyer

Total Supervised: 2

SCOPE AND IMPACT: Identify assigned territory, products manufactured, machines operated, products sold or serviced, functions supervised, AND the impact of this position on the operations of the Company.

• Scope: Position includes the responsibility for supplier selection, evaluation, material price negotiations, purchasing, and delivery of all direct material, finishing services and packaging supplies used in the manufacturing process. Also responsible for the activities of 2 direct reports.
• Impact: Effective performance of the duties and responsibilities has a direct effect on the profitability of the company relative to the maintenance of profit margins. Material cost comprises approximately 50% of the product cost and finishing services and packaging provide additional cost impact. In addition, effective control of the direct material and WIP inventory has a direct and measurable effect on the level of interest and working capital expense. Position can have a direct and immediate impact on the ability of the company to meet customer requirements through the elimination or creation of press down time, flexibility to respond to customer requirements, and effective management of supplier lead times.
  

VOLUME DATA: Indicate sales, purchases, production, budget administered, or other measures of "volume".

FUNCTIONAL GUIDANCE: List by general group the positions or functions with which this position exercises functional guidance. That is, areas which call on this position for "expertise". Describe the guidance given.

• Scheduling: Capabilities of suppliers to adjust deliveries, accept and respond to emergency orders, and the status of projected order deliveries.
• Accounting: Processing of payables and debits for rejected or non-conforming material. Establishment and maintenance of standard costs.
• Receiving/Inventory: Coordinate inventory procedures, inventory tracking practices, quality and inspection requirements
  
  
  
  KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS: Specify the knowledge required to perform the duties of the position with satisfactory proficiency.
  
  

  Casual	Working	Thorough
  Costing Systems	Pressroom Operations	Purchasing Practice
  Marketing/Sales	ERP Systems	Supplier Evaluation
  Customer Service	Invoicing	Inventory Control
  	Traffic	Quoting Practices
  	Production Scheduling	Receiving Practices
  	Accounting Practices	Material Services/Pricing
  	Supplier Capability
  	Material Quality

PROBLEM SOLVING REQUIREMENTS: Describe the key problems that must be dealt with by the incumbent of this position. Exclude unusual or infrequent problems and those referred to a higher authority for solution. Include such items as planning, analyzing, creative thinking, making or recommending decisions, and key decisions incumbent is required to make.

• Incumbent is required to respond to unexpected alterations in the production schedule within frequently restrictive, and yet critical, time constraints.
• Position requires the exploration of alternative solutions to a demand for expedited material/services. The substitution of on-hand material which may or may not be dimensionally ideal requires the incumbent to make decisions which cannot effect the ability of manufacturing to schedule future jobs by meeting short-term commitments.
• Position requires the development of supplier relationships which encourage response to emergency and expedited orders on a somewhat frequent basis.