Commodity Buyer

Own sourcing and purchasing for assigned material categories to ensure production never waits on supplies. Negotiate pricing, terms, and delivery with vendors while holding them to on-time, in-full performance standards. Set inventory levels that keep the plant running without tying up cash, alongside operations and maintenance teams. Create and manage purchase orders, track shipments, and clear discrepancies on price, quantity, quality, and delivery quickly. Find and land cost-reduction and process wins without compromising quality or delivery schedules. Keep ERP material-master data accurate and reconcile supplier invoices daily. Sit in NCR reviews on defective material to drive root-cause corrective action. Align buying with actual floor needs across engineering, operations, maintenance, and logistics.