Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description Position Summary The Buyer II supports LED site procurement by managing tactical purchasing activity, supplier follow-up, material availability, and open-order execution. This role helps ensure production has the materials needed while maintaining purchase order accuracy, supplier accountability, and inventory discipline. This is a tactical execution role. The Buyer II supports broader procurement, sourcing, NPI, VAVE, MCP, and supplier recovery priorities, but does not own category strategy or division-level sourcing direction. This role requires daily on-site presence at our 401 Millcreek Road, Marietta, Ohio location. Relocation assistance and sponsorship support is not available at this time. Key Responsibilities • Create, manage, and maintain purchase orders in alignment with MRP demand, supplier lead times, and production needs. • Monitor open orders for accurate dates, quantities, confirmations, and supplier commitments. • Follow up with suppliers on shortages, late orders, expedites, unconfirmed orders, and recovery plans. • Validate supplier ship dates and quantities, especially where production, NPI, bridge plans, or recovery actions are dependent on material timing. • Communicate material risks, recovery timing, and required escalations to planning, production, procurement leadership, and cross-functional partners. • Resolve routine PO, invoice, pricing, receiving, quantity, and delivery discrepancies. • Support raw material reviews, part availability / PFEP work, and inventory actions such as pull-ins, push-outs, cancellations, and quantity adjustments. • Identify excess, obsolete, slow-moving, or high-risk inventory concerns and escalate for review. • Provide tactical purchasing support for NPI, VAVE, MCP, cost-reduction, supplier transition, and last-time-buy activity. • Maintain accurate purchasing data, trackers, status updates, and system notes. Basic Qualifications • Associate degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field with no prior purchasing experience required; OR • High school diploma/GED with a minimum of 1 years of experience in purchasing, procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or a related field. • Experience with ERP/MRP systems and purchase order management. • Ability to manage multiple suppliers, part numbers, priorities, and follow-up actions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. • Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. Preferred Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field. • Experience in site procurement, manufacturing, materials, or production support. • Familiarity with shortage management, supplier follow-up, open-order management, and inventory control. • Experience supporting NPI, VAVE, cost-reduction, supplier recovery, or material transition activity. • Ability to interpret demand, supplier commits, inventory data, and production requirements. • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and procurement reporting tools. Critical Skills • Strong tactical execution and follow-through. • Clear ownership of assigned suppliers, materials, and open actions. • Ability to escalate early with facts, options, and next steps. • Detail-oriented approach to PO accuracy, supplier commitments, and material timing. • Sense of urgency around production support and shortage recovery. • Balanced focus on material availability, inventory control, and working capital discipline. Success Measures • Purchase orders are accurate, current, and aligned to demand. • Shortages and supplier risks are identified and communicated early. • Recovery actions are tracked with owners and realistic dates. • Supplier commitments are consistently followed up on and validated. • Production teams have timely visibility to material risks and expected recovery timing. • NPI, VAVE, MCP, and transition work receive reliable tactical purchasing support.