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Purchasing
$75,000 – $90,000 / year
Senior Buyer - Communications
Why join OTTO Engineering?
At OTTO, we don’t just manufacture products—we engineer mission-critical solutions with precision and pride. Our Communications Division designs and manufactures ruggedized, application-specific communication systems built to perform when failure isn’t an option, serving the military, law enforcement, public safety, and industrial customers worldwide.
As a core value, we focus on delivering for our customers through innovative technology, superior quality, value, and responsiveness … as a result, our growth continues!
Employees are our greatest asset, which is why we share our company’s profits to celebrate our collective success.
As a privately-owned company, we are proud to invest significantly in our community and in our own growth, focusing on long-term business success.
We are proudly American!
Specifically, we are seeking experience with …
Obtaining quotations, preparing and placing purchase orders in a group or groups of commodities, materials, supplies, and equipment
Project management
Supporting Engineering in the development of new products and/or new vendors
Our
Senior Buyer is responsible for all purchasing of material, equipment, and supplies.
The Senior Buyer will
- Be a member of major project teams
- Obtain quotations, prepare and place purchase orders in a group or groups of commodities, material, supplies and equipment
- Customer liaison for Defective Material Reporting
- Conduct Vendor Audits and provide constructive feedback
- Responsible for managing vendor base
- Determine proper sources of supply for most economical purchases
- Locate new sources of supplies as necessary
- Support Engineering in the development of new products and/or new vendors
- Expedite deliveries as necessary to meet production schedules
- Maintain or improve purchase costs relative to the established standards
- Recommend policies and procedures for purchasing functions
- Maintain vendor information in the database
- Familiar with MRP Purchasing
- Control of inventory levels for assigned commodities
- Negotiate major contracts
- Participate in the Material Review Board (MRB) as needed – including developing and processing Discrepant Material Reports (DMRs) and assisting in part analysis
- Assist with other related duties as required or assigned
About you - What you’ll bring to the table
C.P.M. Preferred
What OTTO offers for this specific position
The hiring range listed in this posting is what we, in good faith, anticipate relying on when confirming a base salary for this position; exceptions may be considered for highly experienced candidates with multiple years of at-level experience.
Target base salary hiring range: $75,000 to $90,000, based on qualifications and experience.
Profit Sharing Bonus - OTTO believes that it’s fair to share the profits that the employees help to make; profit sharing is distributed to employees twice a year. OTTO’s profit sharing plan is paid at the discretion of the company and is not a guaranteed bonus or any part of a compensation plan.
Vacation: 120 hours - vacation time is earned on the anniversary date.
OTTO’s Benefits
Health
Medical Insurance-
HMO Plan
Standard PPO Plan
Enhanced PPO Plan
High Deducible PPO Plan
FSA, LFSA, and HSA
Dental Insurance-
Base Plan
Buy-Up Plan
Vision Insurance
401(k) with a company match
Life insurance
Life/AD&D
Voluntary Life/AD&D
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
10 paid holidays
Company picnic
- Holiday party
- AND numerous OTTO celebrations throughout the year!
- To review all of OTTO’s available opportunities, please visit our career page by clicking on the link below:
- https://otto-engineering-inc.breezy.hr/
- OTTO Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran
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