Job Description
Buyer I
Bloomfield CT
Contract - 1st Shift, 5/40*
Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Pay Range: $32.92 - $36.57/Hr.
Benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401k
*Hybrid: 3 Days Onsite, 2 Day Remote/Week
Requirements:
The Buyer is responsible for executing procurement activities to ensure timely availability of materials, components, and services required to support production and business operations. This role works closely with suppliers, planners, manufacturing, logistics, and cross-functional teams to manage purchase orders, monitor supplier performance, mitigate supply risks, and support inventory optimization.
The Buyer position is an entry to intermediate-level procurement role, with increasing responsibility for supplier relationship management, cost control, and supply continuity.
Procurement & Purchase Order Management:
· Coordinate and manage end-to-end procurement activities, ensuring timely supplier fulfillment and partnering with warehouse, quality, and supplier teams to resolve receiving issues when needed.
Supplier Management:
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Compliance & Process Management:
Bloomfield CT
Contract - 1st Shift, 5/40*
Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Pay Range: $32.92 - $36.57/Hr.
Benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401k
*Hybrid: 3 Days Onsite, 2 Day Remote/Week
Requirements:
- An associate or bachelors degree is preferred; however, candidates with strong learning aptitude and the ability to adapt to digital tools are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Independently manages assigned suppliers and commodities.
- Effective communication and supplier relationship management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities.
- Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, JDE, etc.) and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
- Knowledge of procurement, inventory control, and supply chain processes.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Positive attitude with a proactive and ownership?driven approach
- Commitment to safety and quality; adherence to client safety and quality standards and absolutes
The Buyer is responsible for executing procurement activities to ensure timely availability of materials, components, and services required to support production and business operations. This role works closely with suppliers, planners, manufacturing, logistics, and cross-functional teams to manage purchase orders, monitor supplier performance, mitigate supply risks, and support inventory optimization.
The Buyer position is an entry to intermediate-level procurement role, with increasing responsibility for supplier relationship management, cost control, and supply continuity.
Procurement & Purchase Order Management:
- Create, manage, and maintain purchase orders in accordance with business requirements.
- Monitor purchase order status and ensure on-time delivery of materials and services.
- Expedite critical orders and resolve supply shortages to minimize operational disruptions.
- Process order acknowledgements and ensure supplier commitments are accurately reflected in planning systems.
- Manage reschedules, cancellations, and order modifications based on changing demand.
· Coordinate and manage end-to-end procurement activities, ensuring timely supplier fulfillment and partnering with warehouse, quality, and supplier teams to resolve receiving issues when needed.
Supplier Management:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned suppliers.
- Monitor supplier performance related to quality, delivery, responsiveness, and compliance.
- Coordinate with suppliers to resolve delivery issues, shortages, invoice discrepancies, and quality concerns.
- Support supplier performance reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner with Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Finance teams to resolve supply-related issues.
- Communicate material availability risks and recovery actions to stakeholders.
- Support new product introductions, engineering changes, and supplier transitions.
Compliance & Process Management:
- Ensure purchasing activities comply with company policies, procedures, and ethical standards.
- Maintain accurate purchasing records, supplier information, and procurement documentation.
- Drive continuous improvement in procurement processes and data accuracy.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Bloomfield, CT |
| Industry | Other/Not Classified |
| Salary | $32.92–$36.57 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1983 |
| Website | http://apollopros.com/ |
About Company
Apollo Professional Solutions was founded by Gayle A. Williams in 1983 as a technical staffing firm supporting New England aerospace companies. Today, Apollo has grown into a $40 million year company, with 5 regional offices nationwide that offers diversified support to industries that include: defense, military, aeronautical, civil, food & beverage, healthcare, marine, pharmaceutical and scientific industries, as well as local government. We are an equal opportunity employers, that is also certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by WBENC as well as the State of Massachusetts (SOWMBA Office.)
Skills
- Business Operationsunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Data Processingunmatched
- Data Qualityunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Inventory Managementunmatched
- Java IDE (Integrated Development Environments)unmatched
- Logisticsunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Oracleunmatched
- Order Processingunmatched
- Order/Customer Fulfillmentunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Performance Reviewsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Process Managementunmatched
- Procurement Managementunmatched
- Product Engineeringunmatched
- Product Supportunmatched
- Product/Service Launchunmatched
- Production Supportunmatched
- Purchase Ordersunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Quality Metricsunmatched
- Record Keepingunmatched
- Risk Managementunmatched
- SAPunmatched
- Safety Standardsunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Service Deliveryunmatched
- Shipping/Receivingunmatched
- Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)unmatched
- Supply Chainunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Planningunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Selectionunmatched
- Warehousingunmatched
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