Material Buyer (MPF)

at  Acuity Brands

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet.
Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.
We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications.
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JOB SUMMARY

As a Buyer in our company, your responsibilities include maintaining material acquisition according to requests created by the planner. The buyer is the main point of contact between suppliers and operations, responsible for creating and being familiar with purchase orders, managing the accuracy of the information for all issued and open purchase orders for metrics traceability and visibility for the rest of the organization, and reporting any supplier delivery failures and performance issues to Operations and Tactical Sourcing. You will track supplier shipments until the material is delivered to the facility dock and the receipt is processed in the system according to the supplier’s documentation, ensuring that invoice payments are made on time. The buyer’s contributions will have a direct impact on production efficiency, in addition to adhering to supplier strategies dictated by Corporate Sourcing and maintaining a healthy relationship with suppliers.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Advanced English / Procurement / Planning / Kanban / MRP Knowledge
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, sense of ownership
• Knowledge of the supply chain (logistics/import/export)
• Ability to maintain relationships with suppliers and negotiation skills
• Ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously
• Use and interpret data to determine purchasing needs and perform inventory management tasks
• Strict attention to detail, data maintenance, and system accuracy
• Excellent interpersonal skills for dealing with team members and suppliers

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 2 years of experience
  We value diversity and are an equal opportunity organization. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnic or national origin, disability, pregnancy, and religion.
  Any unsolicited resume submitted to Acuity Brands by a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Acuity Brands mailing address, fax machine, or email address, directly to Acuity Brands employees or to the Acuity Brands resume database, shall be deemed the property of Acuity Brands. Acuity Brands will NOT pay a fee for any hiring resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
  Any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume will be deemed by Acuity Brands to have been referred by the Agency free of charge or fee. This includes any agency that is an approved/contracted provider but does not have the proper approvals to participate in a search

• Analyze material needs for the next 3 months, identify any supply risks, work on expediting, communicate with operations, and escalate to Sourcing
• Follow up on open purchase orders according to need dates or supplier promised dates, monitor shipping progress, border crossings, and receipt entries
• Responsible for converting material requisitions created or released by the planner into Purchase Orders
• Ensure supplier knowledge of the PO and communicate delivery dates through the system or any other method
• Execute planner’s material acquisition needs (enter/expel/cancel) and communicate the results to the planner
• Follow up and resolve received material hold (quarantine), purchasing parts from suppliers
• Communicate parameter update needs to Sourcing (price, LT, MOQ, standard package)
• Execute engineering-approved material deviations when there are supplier delivery issues
• Execute and manage phased-in and phased-out material per planning and sourcing instructions
• Execute RTS according to the suppliers’ RMA instructions
• Execute split buys according to sourcing rules
• Conduct open market research, analyze PPV, and execute according to Sourcing approvals