AutoReqId: 17564BR

Pay Class: Salaried Exempt

Minimum Pay Rate: $78,800.00

Maximum Pay Rate: $118,100.00

Department: Procurement

Line of Business: Cement Operations

Job Posting:

The Role and the Company

The Buyer role is based in Mitchell, IN and reports directly to the Plant Procurement Manager.

Heidelberg Materials is North America’s leading supplier of cement, aggregates, ready mix concrete, and asphalt. We have hundreds of plants and thousands of employees working across the United States and Canada. We are also part of Heidelberg Cement Group, one of the world’s largest building materials companies.

What you’ll get to do:

• Responsible for placing purchase orders for custom orders.

• Lead negotiations on provisions, pricing, delivery and payment terms.

• Review historical trends on GMP inventory and recommend actions.

• Work to obtain inventory and turn goals on assigned buying desk.

• Act as a liaison with vendors and employees.

• Responsible for timely purchasing and delivery of materials required.

• Interact closely with suppliers and QA to resolve quality issues.

• Solve problems with orders and resolve all receiving and invoicing discrepancies.

• Monitor the cost, schedule and scope of assigned purchase orders.

• Act as team leader, mentor and coach within the purchasing team.

• Ensure all shipments are delivered and processed on time.

• Provide first line of support in all audit requests.

• Evaluate and compare total cost of procurement to ensure best value is obtained.

• Generate, negotiate and implement current and future supplier agreements.

• Provide guidance as needed to other buyers as requested.

• Implement action and escalate according to approval protocol as necessary.

• Contact vendors and suppliers for quotations and maintain relationships.

• Monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.

• Coordinate with suppliers, logistics and project management to ensure on-time deliveries.

• Responsible for savings and KPI achievements and its reporting.

Essential Experience and Skills:

• Excellent oral and written skills and the ability to build relationships and work effectively at all levels.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple independent projects as assigned.

• Proficient in MS Office applications.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical, economic, financial or business field preferred.

• SAP

• Proven negotiations experience

What we have to offer:

• Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan

• Highly competitive benefits programs

• 401k retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions

Employer Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled