Assistant Buyer

Buehler, a division of Illinois Tool Works, is a leading manufacturer of scientific equipment and supplies for use in material analysis. Over the past 80+ years, Buehler has established sales, manufacturing and laboratory services located throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Comprised of world-class products and brands, such as Wilson Hardness, Buehler continues a long history of providing market-leading technology to support our customers in their sample preparation and material analysis applications.

Buehler's parent company, ITW, is a Fortune 200 global diversified industrial manufacturer of value-added consumables and specialty equipment with related service businesses. The Company focuses on profitable growth with strong returns across worldwide platforms and businesses. The businesses serve local customers and markets around the globe, with a significant presence in developed as well as emerging markets.

The Assistant Buyer is responsible for upholding the Kanban Purchasing System and point of contact between Buehler and the vendor/supplier for order management

• Initiates daily collaboration with Warehouse & Production teams to implement all visual controls to comply with MRD and In-lining corporate guidance such as using Kanban cards, 2 bin system, FIFO, Safety Stock, adequate parts identification, storage at point of use, color coding for inventory levels, standard package, etc.

• Daily management and execution of full PO cycle: issuing POs, pulling in and pushing out POs in a timely manner, expediting past due POs, and following through with vendors to ensure POs due within two weeks arrive on time

• Proactively identifies and escalates supply & quality issues to the Sr. Buyer when there is a risk of stopping production, impacting customer shipments, or generating significant financial impact

• Works in tandem with Sr. Buyer to support assigned production lines

• Continuously runs and analyzes open order reports to manage the purchasing process

• Maintains data integrity within Buehler's ERP system and uses the system as the primary tool for the procurement process

• Updates and maintains the information on all assigned item cards