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Location: Wisconsin | Schedule: Full-time, on-site

Overview

Our client is a long-established, stable precision manufacturer experiencing significant growth. As the business expands, they are building out purchasing capability to support a busy contract machining operation. This hands-on manufacturing purchasing role focuses heavily on raw metals and materials used to produce precision machined components.

What you'll do

• Purchase metal bar stock, raw materials and components used in machining operations
• Select suppliers based on price, quality, availability and performance
• Monitor material pricing and costs
• Manage purchase orders and supplier commitments
• Coordinate inbound freight and transportation
• Monitor supplier deliveries and address potential shortages or delays
• Resolve material quality, return and supplier issues
• Work closely with quality, production and other internal teams
• Maintain accurate purchasing information within an ERP system
• Support other purchasing, materials and production needs as the business grows

Required qualifications

• Experience purchasing metal bar stock, raw materials or components used in machining operations
• Understanding of buying metal bar stock and working with suppliers in a manufacturing environment

Preferred qualifications

• Experience purchasing forgings, stampings or other materials used in metalworking/manufacturing would be particularly relevant

Why this role

This role offers the stability of an established manufacturer combined with the opportunity created by substantial growth, appealing to a buyer who enjoys being close to manufacturing, working directly with suppliers and seeing the impact of good purchasing decisions.