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About Key Technology:
Key Technology has been providing innovative solutions to the food industry since 1948. We are a global leader in the design and manufacture of food processing technology. Our products range from conveying digital sorting and process automation technologies. Our ongoing innovations provide increased control continuous processing and longer machine lifein processed fruits and vegetables nuts dried fruit freshcut produce and more. Here we continually strive to find and fulfill our customers growing needs.
Summary:
As a Buyer you will coordinate activities involved with procuring good and services such as raw materials equipment tools parts supplies and advertising for the organization.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price availability and delivery schedule.
- Typically buys complex type items.
- Annual purchases $10 million and up.
- Managers multiple commodities and major accounts.
- Managers projects and implementations.
- Plans to minimize costs on cutover projects.
- Arranges and participates in conferences between suppliers and engineers inspectors and other company personnel to facilitate material inspection substitution standardization rework salvage utilization and economical procurement of parts and equipment.
- Consults with engineering personnel to establish performance criteria and specifications for manufacturing and testing.
- Works with suppliers base to establish programs to increase efficiencies and reduce overall costs.
- Analyzes technical data designs preliminary specifications supplier facilities and availability of parts and equipment to ensure quality delivery and pricing standards are met.
- Monitors market trends for pricing and availability of commodity type products.
- Participates on R&D projects.
- Participates and leads quality/suppliers surveys.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Bachelors degree (B.A. from fouryear college or university; or six years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- SOFTWARE SKILLS
- Excel skills are a must.
- OTHER SKILLS/ABILITIES
- Up to 10 of travel may be required.
CERTIFICATES LICENSES REGISTRATIONS
- CPM or CPSM certified Professional in Supply Chain Management Certification in Purchasing Management desired.
Why Join Key Technology
Key Technology offers a competitive benefits package for all fulltime employees including the following:
- Medical coverage through your choice of a high deductible health plan or a PPO plan. All plans include prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible spending accounts when allowed by tax laws.
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) when allowed by tax laws.
- Dental and Vision Coverage
- Paid life insurance and disability insurance and options to purchase additional coverage.
- Paid Maternity Leave
- Optional coverages include Longterm Care Accident Insurance and Critical Illness Insurance
- 401k plan with a 100 match on the first 3 of employee contributions and 50 on the next 2 of contributions 4 match if you contribute 5 of pay)
- Educational Assistance reimbursement
- Accrued paid time off (PTO)
- 10 paid holidays annually
Employment Type
Full-Time
