Assoc Corp Buyer
Rust-Oleum Corporation

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JOB DESCRIPTION

As our Associate Corporate Buyer, you will analyze material requirements, previous purchases and forecast report to determine the needs of a fast-paced organization. Use the current optimization process to procure finished goods, raw materials and components for use in paint or paint-related materials.

Solving challenges is the very foundation of who we are. After all, our founder, sea captain Robert Fergusson, didn't particularly set out to invent rust preventive paint. He just wanted to keep his ship intact and stumbled upon a valuable solution. Today, that discovery is Rust-Oleum Corporation.

Founded in 1921, the same passion that drove the Captain to create the world's first rust-preventative paint still drives us today. When we see a problem, we work diligently until we've perfected a solution, which has led to some of the most cutting edge, durable and innovative products in the industry. Our creative and talented team of over 2,000 people across every corner of the world help us remain the global leader in protective paints and coatings for both home and industry.

• Plan and purchase finished goods, raw materials, and components by analyzing MRP and forecast reports to determine optimal order quantity and date required.
• Review daily exception messages generated by MRP system and maintain the optimization process for all finished goods, raw materials, and components with respective MRP group.
• Maintain vendor relationships by following up on delivery dates, reconciling invoicing issues, and dealing with quality issues.
• Support product-to-market process by working with Sourcing, Marketing, Finance, as well as external vendors to ensure the on-time launch of new products. Such tasks include the set-up of artwork, bills of material, information records, source lists, and costing.
• Analyze subcontract purchase price variance (PPV) by running PPV reports and reporting on favorable/unfavorable PPV. Fix costing & bill of material errors identified in the analysis process.
• Conduct on-site vendor physical inventories by meeting schedule set by Purchasing Manager. Obtain counts from vendors, create spreadsheets to analyze, and perform SAP transactions to reconcile counts.

Rust-Oleum is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 1-3 years experience as an Associate Buyer (or similar role) in a corporate environment
• Knowledge of Materials Requirements Planning systems (MRP) & SAP experience is strongly desired
• Intermediate skill level of MS Excel and MS Word
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proven ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

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