Associate Site Buyer

Position Description

Job Summary

What’s the job?

This position is responsible for managing all purchasing and compliance functions primarily for the facility where the Associate site buyer is located.  This position will perform all purchasing activity, negotiate payment terms, and execute contracts for both goods and services and is responsible to maintain, order and manage the material requirements and inventories for the site (s).  This role will need to focus on cost savings, adherence, and utilization of digital tools while providing timely service to our internal customers. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists with competitive bidding for all site purchasing categories with various stakeholders.

• Creates purchase orders (any other documents) and manages inbound supply.

• Manages and resolves invoice exceptions and works on resolving root-causes of invoice discrepancies.

• Manages purchasing processes utilizing e-tools and monitors vendor performance using digital tools while addressing deficiencies as needed.

• Ensures maximum compliance to Corporate Preferred Supplier Programs.

• Orders all MRO parts & keeps optimal part inventories in collaboration with maintenance stakeholders.

• Drives compliance for the use of Agora (Ariba) at site level.

• Proactively analyses local practices, suggests, and implements improvements to drive optimization, efficiencies, and best-practice utilization.

• Adheres and assists in ensuring compliance to purchasing policy and internal controls.

• Trains site personnel on proper processes for expense and CAPEX purchasing.

• Participates in reoccurring meetings with plant requisitioners, engineers, and department managers to determine purchasing assistance and requirements.

• Support Site Buyer in negotiations with local spend and contracts utilizing Saint-Gobain e-tools for bidding (ProSource) for all Opex and capex purchases over $20k.

• Reports all hard and soft savings at the end of each project using Purchaser Performance Management (PPM) Saint-Gobain e-tool.

• Assists in Creating contracts using standard templates and exhibits, monitors validity of all contracts, and ensures that they are uploaded into designated repositories.

• Monitor open Purchase Order report, review, and follow up with requisitioners on open items.

• Facilitate documentation of completed services and goods received by working with the plant team.

• Monitors raw material consumption and inventory levels via SAP ERP, plans and orders raw materials to achieve the production schedule and maintain optimal inventory levels.

• Assist Central Purchasing with plant-specific information on raw material consumption and ongoing performance of raw material vendors: safety, quality, delivery, price adherence to contracts, etc.

Required Qualifications

What do you bring

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience which will provide a working knowledge of the laws, regulations, practices, and procedures related to purchasing activities.

• 2+ years’ experience in purchasing, inventory management or manufacturing activities.

• Excellent computer skills; including Microsoft Office Suite.

• SAP systems knowledge (Strongly Preferred)

• Experience using continuous improvement tools in a manufacturing environment (Strongly Preferred)

• 1 to 2 years of experience in production and/or MRP planning in SAP or similar system

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communications skills.

Additional Description

What are our perks?

We provide unique options to fit your unique lives! Our Total Rewards Program is customizable to accommodate your needs. Our menu of flexible options includes, but is not limited to:

• Excellent healthcare options: Medical, vision, prescription & dental

• Family Focus & Balance: Parental leave, paid time-off and Employee Assistance Program

• Financial Security: Competitive 401(k), Company-funded Retirement Accumulation Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program (PEG)

• Tuition Reimbursement: Continuing education for every season of your career

• Pet Insurance options: Insurance plan & prescription discount program for your furry friends

• Employee Recognition Programs

• PerkSpot: Our exclusive one-stop online discount marketplace

• LiveWell: Rewarding you for living a healthy lifestyle

Company Summary

Why work for us?

At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.

Legal Statement

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

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