L & S Electric, Inc. hiring Buyer in Appleton, WI | LinkedIn (2024)

Brief DescriptionJob Duties and Responsibilities:

• Solid knowledge and understanding of purchasing practices, policies and systems.
• Understand ERP system and flow of data for a wide variety of various projects.
• Able to stay organized and handle multiple tasks in fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Process purchase requisitions, both paper and electronic and makes sure information is complete. Clarifies unclear items, recommends solutions, and works with Management/Techs/suppliers to find alternatives for long lead time or obsolete items and makes sure all confirmations are received and entered in ERP system in a timely manner.
• Monitors purchased items with follow ups and updates the system to ensure most up to date information in available in the ERP system for other departments.
• Communicates changes on orders based on individual projects needs and manufacture dates with Project Management and manufacturing. Works to find solutions to keep projects on track.
• Able to provide reports as requested from internal departments.
• Request and analyze quotes based on design specs.
• Investigates, assesses, and resolves product, vendor, receiving, accounting or other complaints or discrepancies and follow up.
• Negotiate price and delivery with suppliers.
• Contacting new suppliers and working with them to complete paperwork to become approved supplier.
• Handles supplier returns for defective parts, overstocks, BOM change (not needed) parts and negotiates for best solution with suppliers. Follows through to make sure solution is completed by supplier in a timely manner.
• Actively be involved in continuous improvement providing ideas and assisting in implementation of ongoing process improvements.
• Actively find cost saving solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with internal customers and suppliers.
• Able to complete required duties and stay on task with little supervision.
• Organize and source all equipment calibrations.

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years purchasing in a manufacturing.
• Experience buying using ERP system, preferably Infor.
• Ability to read parts breakdowns and simple drawings.
• Strong Excel skills.

Essential Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills
• Critical thinking
• Accountability
• Efficiency
• Organization and Prioritizing

Desired Qualification

• Associates or Bachelor's Degree

Location: This job will start out with training at our Appleton facility - but will eventually be moving to our Hortonville facility.

What You Will ReceiveWe offer a competitive benefits package to include:

• Health, Vison, and Dental Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts – medical and dependent care
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Company paid Short Term Disability
• Variety of other ancillary benefits
• 401 (k) with Company Match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Safety Shoes and Glasses Programs
• Wellness Initiatives

About L & S Electric, Inc.We are a 3rd generation, family-run company focused on delivering results to customers who produce power or use it to drive their business. Our roots date back to the 1950’s in a small electric motor repair shop in Central Wisconsin.

Today, the services and products we provide at L&S have become substantially more diverse compared to our humble beginnings. L&S repair facilities service over 10,000 pieces of equipment each year in industries ranging from industrial customers to power producers to transportation, and everything in between.

At L&S, we proactively support our customer’s equipment through predictive and preventative maintenance. Our power service team stretches across the US and services and maintains our customer’s critical power distribution equipment. We are one of the US’s largest distributors of electric motors, drives and power distribution, and related equipment. And our Power Control Solutions team designs and manufactures integrated solutions for power producers worldwide.

Although we have grown, our focus has not changed. We are driven to have a team that is passionate about providing quality products and services to our customers, with legendary service.

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