Facilities Buyer

HWI has a fantastic opportunity to join our Operations team in White Cloud, MI as a Facilities Buyer. This is a challenging role in which you will be responsible for the raw materials for the plant. We are seeking a Facilities Buyer II to join our team today. The Facilities Buyer II plans, directs, and coordinates purchase of raw material stock to ensure timely production of product. Monitors and controls raw stock inventory levels. Ensures accuracy in ordering, inventorying, and using raw material stock.Responsibilities:Places orders for raw materials as needed.Reviews sales orders and assigns dates for raw material availability.Confirms shipping dates and tracks incoming shipments.Tracks usage and balances for all raw material.Forecasts requirements for all raw material.Conducts physical inventories as necessary.Ensures plant compliance with ISO9002 standard via audits.Performs special tasks as required.Requirements:Requires minimum an associate degree (two-year degree) in business management with purchasing emphasis.Requires two (2) years purchasing and inventory control experience in a manufacturing operation.Requires knowledge of purchasing and inventory control principles, applicable OSHA standards, and ISO Standards.Requires proficient computer skills (MS Excel, MS Word, and QAD accounting system or similar products).Physical Requirements:Physical Activity: Requires 1/3 to 2/3 of time sitting; and less than 1/3 of time standing, walking, using hands and fingers, reaching, climbing/balancing, stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling, and/or speaking/hearing.Lifting: Requires less than 1/3 of time lifting up to 100 pounds.Vision: Requires accurate close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.Environment: Requires more than 2/3 of time in an office setting; and less than 1/3 of time exposed to wet/humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic/caustic chemicals, outdoor weather, and working near moving mechanical parts.Noise: Requires exposure to moderate noise.ABOUT USHarbisonWalker International BackgroundHWI is the largest supplier of refractory products and services in the United States. It counts 19 manufacturing sites, 22 distribution centers and the largest refractory industry research facility in North America. Serving virtually every major industry that requires refractory solutions to enhance production and protect assets, HWI is consistently recognized for its talented experts, industry firsts, and intensely driven excellence.It is part of Calderys and is the brand for the Americas region of the Group. Joining HWI means joining an international organization with a history that spans more than 150 years, a Group present in 30 countries with a strong and ambitious purpose.Are you looking for a career with opportunities to create, build, and participate in the evolution of an industry that's vital to American and global manufacturing? A career with a company whose leadership is committed to business success and making HWI a great place to work? A career that is both challenging and rewarding? A career with professional and personal growth, work-life balance, and the chance to work with exceptional coworkers? Think HWI.Purpose: We are the vital partner of all high temperature industries. We support them building a better world through sustainable solutions.Values: We are Tenacious, Accountable, Multicultural, and AuthenticAs an equal opportunity employer, and as demonstrated by our values, we are committed to a diverse workforce HWI has exceptional benefit plans that includes; medical, dental, vision, and a competitive retirement plan. Apply today!

Created: 2024-11-01