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    Buyer - Milwaukee, United States - Badger Meter

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    Why Badger Meter?


    Badger Meter is a leading global water technology company, with a mission to preserve and protect the world's most precious resource.

    For more than 100 years, cities and businesses have utilized our innovative and trusted solutions to enhance operational efficiency and conserve water while making it more affordable, clean and resilient.

    Just like every drop counts, at Badger Meter every employee counts because our contributions have a lasting impact on the world


    What You Will Contribute:


    This position serves as an Agent for the company in the purchase of raw materials, finished components, MRO supplies, tools and/or services.

    In addition, the Buyer will assist in analyzing and scheduling purchased materials to meet manufacturing and inventory plans for the company as required to fulfill customer on-time delivery requirements.

    The position also researches and recommends new/potential suppliers, parts and services with emphasis on cost reduction.


    Job Duties:
    Negotiate contracts with suppliers for material required by Company to meet customer requirements.

    Develops and cultivates good business relations with current and potential suppliers, negotiating price, terms and conditions of purchase and delivery.

    Effectively engages in problem resolution on such items as defective purchases, invoice problems, order changes and cancellations, etc. Develops on-going continuous improvement programs with major suppliers; major emphasis being cost reduction and quality improvement. Monitors and evaluates supplier performance and implements corrective action as necessary to meet Company quality and performance requirements.

    Analyzes and schedules material purchases utilizing Advanced Planning Systems (APS) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems.

    Analyzes material availability, reviews and sets planning parameters and issues purchase orders as necessary to meet production requirements at optimum inventory levels for assigned commodities.

    Position requires the understanding of production and inventory control and forecasting procedures.

    Plans and executes sourcing strategies for products and services in conjunction with cross-functional project teams.

    Evaluates and analyzes supplier quotations to determine best overall value and recommends suppliers for developments of new or improvements to existing products to the Project Teams.

    Researches, recommends and selects qualified suppliers to meet Company requirements. Promotes company's ISO quality requirements to suppliers and insures compliance to standards for material purchases. The ability to read blue prints and decipher drawing and process specifications is required.

    Establishes cost standards and accounts for variance to standard.

    Prepares pertinent reports as required advising Management of developments affecting economic changes that could impact Company performance, such as commodity market conditions, supplier capacity and delivery abilities to determine risks to present and future material availability.

    Researches, formulates and recommends changes in Company purchasing policy for approval of the Purchasing Manager. These may be in connection with quality standards, bidding procedures, supplier relations/selection etc.

    May confer with various departments such as Sales, Engineering, Quality, Accounting and Manufacturing to assist in the formulation of interdepartmental procedures and the resolution of problems as they relate to the purchasing functions.


    Qualifications:
    Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience

    • 5 years experience
    Intermediate level in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, BPCS, APS, Internet, Problem Solving, and Negotiation skills

    Advanced in Verbal an Written Skills

    Competitive Total Rewards at Badger Meter:
    Competitive Pay

    Annual Bonus

    Eligible for Annual Pay Increases

    Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage

    15 days Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays


    Two Ways to Save for Retirement: Badger Meter contributes 25 cents for every dollar you contribute to the plan, up to 7% of your eligible compensation.

    In addition to the match, the company will also contribute 5% of your eligible compensation to your Defined Contribution account on an annual basis.

    Additional access to a certified financial planner to help ensure your money is working for you, at no cost

    Employer Paid benefits including:
    Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Basic Group Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and more

    Educational Assistance - Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250

    Voluntary benefits including:
    Additional Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness coverage

    Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options

    An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

    This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

    Applicants can learn more about their rights regarding equal opportunity in employment by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster and the "EEO is the Law" poster supplement at

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