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Job Description: Job Title: Buyer I Operating Company : Environmental Solutions Group - Heil Environmental Location: Fort Payne, AL Reports to: Sr. Manager, Aftermarket Supply Chain Department: Supply Chain POSITION SUMMARY: Buyer I is responsible for understanding demand and operational requirements and making decisions on purchasing supplies and components in order to ensure that we have no interruptions to our master production schedule in our low volume/ high mix production environment for the assigned commodity/supplier. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDE: Operate with a high sense of urgency and takes daily action to meet performance requirements as defined by Management. Follows all plant safety rules and regulations. Adhere to company policies, procedures, and ethics codes including purchasing policies. Maintain constant continuity of supply of all purchased components and recovery plans with corrective actions, when necessary, create, release, and review purchase orders to ensure orders are delivered according to requirements to support customer expectations. Review past due purchase orders, expedite deliveries as needed, and communicate timely updates. If unsuccessful in resolving escalate supplier issues to the appropriate commodity manager/specialist. Provide accurate updates on order status as required including part status, quantity confirmation, revision level, quantity ordered, order confirmation date, and parts delivery date as required. Monitors and maintains appropriate inventory levels of raw materials and other components required by making purchasing decisions. This includes verification of accuracy of on-hand quantity, reconciling Kanban loops, analyzing scheduling and operational plans, analyzing demand flow from sales orders, and/or adjusting releases from new or existing purchase orders Work with cross functional teams to identify upcoming orders and subsequent component requirements, root cause any purchase order/invoicing issues. Report out materials status daily on any purchasing related issue impacting production and drive corrective action and resolution of purchasing issues. Prepares and issues all necessary reports and/or correspondence when requested. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Support NCR/CAF processes to minimize any impact to the assigned value stream. Ensure BOM errors are communicated to appropriate personnel. Participate in the annual physical inventory and assist with your assigned commodity Attendance at work, including presence at work during regular working hours or another schedule as may be assigned by the department manager, is essential. Perform other duties as assigned. JOB SPECIFICATIONS: 1+ years of experience in buying, production and materials planning, inventory control or related areas in a manufacturing environment required. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office and have ability to work with other computer-based information and systems. Must become proficient with J.D. Edwards operation and be able to enter and maintain purchase orders and/or release/delivery information. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams Demonstrated organizational skills to include communication, time management, and problem solving Must be able to effectively communicate with internal and external customers as well as end-users of related products and services. Skillful in communicating difficult/sensitive information tactfully. Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment. Must be able to maintain a high level of organization throughout all daily activities. To include, but not limited to, documentation of all verbal and written correspondence with others (internal and external), proper filing of such information, planning and scheduling of appointments and the coordination of such with others within the department and/or company, time management and the prioritization of tasks. Must document on the purchase order all details relative to supply of a given component to allow for tracking and/or follow-up by others in the event of absence of the employee. Must be courteous and professional to others (internal and external). Must maintain a "customer service" attitude toward plant, supervisory, and management personnel to ensure that our ultimate customer receives the highest level of service. Must have the ability to interact with vendors, customers and others in a confident, professional manner. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Ethics and Work Standards: Maintain the highest ethical and work standards, while promoting the same attributes in co-workers and others. Ensure that all business activities - with both internal and external customers - to be performed with a professional demeanor and that all participants be held accountable to this high standard. Communication: Expresses thoughts clearly, both orally and in writing, using

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