Buyer
Bodine Electric Company
1 Positions
ID: 26722
Posted On 01/03/2023
Job Overview
Who are we?
Bodine Electric Company is the leader in design and manufacturing of fractional horsepower gear motors for the power transmission and motion control industry. For over 117 years, Bodine’s passion has been delivering high performance solutions to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) with the most demanding applications.
Our commitment to quality begins with strict adherence to ISO standards by our highly trained engineering professionals. Our corporate headquarters in Northfield, Illinois is home to our design engineering teams, research and development labs, our sales support and marketing team, and our electronics products manufacturing. Our Suzhou, China facility supports engineering design, component manufacturing, stator winding and Asian sourcing.
Peosta, Iowa is the home of our main component manufacturing operations, winding, final assembly, and shipping operations where we utilize the industry’s latest CNC machines, and assembly technologies. Operations are supported by a manufacturing engineering, supply chain management, and customer service teams.
We offer thousands of standard and custom designed AC, Brushless DC and Permanent Magnet DC drive solutions to support some of the following markets: Healthcare, Oil and Gas Production, Packaging, Recreation, Warehouse Handling, Agriculture, Transportation, Construction and Printing.
Job Specifications
Buyers are responsible for sourcing, procuring, and negotiating for materials, equipment, services and supplies as needed to support manufacturing operations, customer requirements and corporate goals. This position works with all functional areas to resolve production issues and must apply complex problem-solving skills. Buyer’s liaison with Suppliers, Sales, Design and Manufacturing on all matters to assure that corporate objectives are met. They monitor and evaluate supplier performance, provide coaching and take corrective action, providing feedback to Supply Chain Manager.
Skill Set
- S. degree in Business, Logistics or Marketing is preferred
- 2-3 years year experience in progressively more responsible roles in sourcing required
- Knowledge of extrinsic factors related to commodities purchased is needed.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and knowledgeable of resource and planning information systems
- Lean Manufacturing techniques of value stream mapping, kanban, JIT, one piece flow, etc.
- Experience with negotiating contracts, quotes, prices and delivery times while upholding high levels of customer service
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical, dental, vision, life & disability
- 401(k) with company match
- 12 paid holidays
- Vacation after 30 days
- Opportunities for advancement
- Climate controlled facility
Please visit www.bodine-electric.com/careers for more information or call 563-690-5924!