Plant Buyer

The Buyeris responsible forexecuting purchasing activities for assigned raw materials ensuringtimelyandaccurateinbound flow to support production schedules. This rolemaintainsRM data accuracy coordinates with suppliers and internal teams and supports cost quality and service expectations. The Buyer contributes to raw material inventory health through daily transactional activities and basic reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Execute purchase orders for assigned raw materials andmonitordelivery status.
• Followuplate at-risk or incomplete POs and communicate impacts to site stakeholders.
• Issuessupplier nonconformances for quality or delivery discrepancies.
• Perform RM transactional corrections and basic inventory verification.
• Support cycle countaccuraciesand annual physical inventory processes.
• Assistwith intersite transfer coordination to balance RM levels.
• Support efforts to reduce demurrage/detention throughtimelyfollow-up and dock alignment.

Employee Engagement:

• Be active in employee engagement initiatives.
• Exhibit behaviorsconsistentwithS-WsCreate Your Possibleand S-Ws Culture of Belonging.

Safety and Wellness:

• Support safety initiatives.
• Adhere to all safety policies while working on-site.
• Participate in required safety training and promote a safety culture with all employees.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
• Must have a bachelors degree orfour (4) yearsof work experience in purchasing scheduling buying operations and clerical
• Must have at least one (1) years of work experience in purchasing supply chain logistic purchasing or scheduling
• Have a bachelors degree or higher in supply chain management
• Have at least two (2) years of work experience in purchasing supply chain logistics purchasing or scheduling

Preferred Qualification:

• Have completed formal training in and/or have at least one (1) year of work experience applying continuousimprovement tools such as Six Sigma 5-S Lean Manufacturing Transactional Lean etc.
• Have prior work experience using MRP (Material Resource Planning) and MPS (Material Production Scheduling)systems
• Have prior work experience in procurement buying and/or scheduling
• Have at least one (1)yearexperience working in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility
• Prior work experience using planning software such as QAD Oracle or SAP