Purchasing Buyer Jobs in Indiana (NOW HIRING)

Company

Triton Metal Products

Department

Purchasing

Reports To

Director of Business Management

Compensation

$60,000 + annual salary based on experience, commensurate with experience and demonstrated commodity / supplier management capability.

• Production has the right material, hardware, services, and supplies when needed, without avoidable line stoppages or premium freight.
• Purchase decisions improve gross margin through strong pricing, disciplined order quantities, supplier negotiations, and reduced waste or obsolescence.
• Inventory records, receiving documentation, certifications, SDS records, and purchasing files stay accurate, current, and audit-ready.
• Supplier performance is actively measured and improved, reducing late deliveries, nonconforming material, and expedite activity.
• Risks tied to market movement, lead time, outside processing capacity, or shortages are identified early and escalated before they affect customers or profitability.

• Run raw material and hardware requirements in the ERP/MRP system and validate demand against inventory, job needs, forecast, usage history, and quoted price breaks.
• Analyze requirements versus on-hand inventory and determine purchase quantities that support schedule adherence while minimizing excess, obsolescence, and cost.
• Generate RFQs, compare supplier quotes, negotiate pricing and lead times, and issue purchase orders for commodity material and hardware.
• Set up and manage blanket orders or longer-term buy agreements when they improve cost, availability, or administrative efficiency.
• Use sound buy-quantity logic, including purchase-to-job decisions and strategic quantity decisions when justified by usage and pricing.

• Purchase outside processing services such as plating, coating, heat treat, machining, or other subcontracted operations required to support customer and production requirements.
• Coordinate lead times, certifications, routing expectations, and turnaround commitments with outside processors.
• Monitor outside processing performance and escalate risk early when delivery, capacity, or quality threatens schedule or margin.

• Manage purchasing of factory supplies, consumables, and MRO-type items required to support daily operations.
• Run PO requests, review needs, issue POs, and support recurring consumable replenishment processes for the shop.
• Control supply spend with practical standardization, reorder discipline, and supplier consolidation where appropriate.

• Support receiving by matching delivery documentation to requirements, ensuring certifications are scanned and attached, and maintaining traceability to the purchase order receiver.
• Generate receiving tags for material and ensure appropriate tagging and documentation flow to Accounting.
• Support accurate raw material and hardware inventories through disciplined purchasing records, receiver accuracy, and inventory audit support.

• Participate in supplier performance reviews and quarterly vendor evaluations based on quality, delivery, responsiveness, and commercial performance.
• Monitor market fluctuations, lead-time changes, and supply risk for relevant commodities and purchased services.
• Communicate meaningful cost or supply changes to management and partner functions early enough to support pricing, scheduling, or sourcing decisions.

• Maintain purchasing files, RFQ records, vendor correspondence, and monthly credit card purchase documentation.
• Obtain and maintain Safety Data Sheets for purchased chemical products when required and keep SDS files current.
• Participate in safety, department huddles, and continuous improvement efforts; support other purchasing and plant priorities as assigned.

• 3+ years of purchasing, procurement, or supply chain management experience in a manufacturing environment required; 5+ years strongly preferred for candidates expected to independently manage direct and indirect spend categories.
• Experience buying one or more of the following is strongly preferred: metal commodities, hardware/fasteners, outside processing, MRO items, or factory consumables.
• Experience working in an ERP/MRP system required; experience with MIE Trak or a comparable manufacturing system preferred.
• Working knowledge of supplier quote comparison, purchase orders, blanket orders, lead times, inventory control, and supplier performance management required.
• Ability to read and interpret bills of material, basic drawings/specifications, certifications, and purchasing requirements preferred.
• Strong Excel, follow-up discipline, written communication, and analytical problem-solving skills required.