Job Description

Looking to build your career with a company that values innovation, stability, and people? Join our dedicated team as a Buyer in Raymond, MS!

Since 1946, Hunter Engineering has been aligning cutting-edge technology with a strong commitment to quality. As a family-owned, American-made company, Hunter is the global leader in automotive service equipment, with our products used in over 130 countries by top vehicle manufacturers, tire companies, and service centers.

We’re proud to be recognized as a Best Places to Work finalist by the St. Louis Business Journal for five consecutive years (2022 – 2026) – a testament to our commitment to our people. Here, employees are supported, challenged, and take pride in their work. We offer exceptional benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.

If you’re ready to join a team that’s shaping the future of automotive service, read on.

As a Buyer, you will support and oversee MRO purchases for plant operations. Your decisions will consider quality, price, lead-time, vendor capabilities, etc.

What You’ll Do:

• Effectively communicate and negotiate with current and potential strategic vendors
• Purchase required materials that support Hunter facilities from selected sources to ensure on-time delivery at acceptable levels of quality, price, and supplier support
• Identify, quote, and award service contracts on a regular basis to ensure best quoting practices
• Partner with both plant and supply chain management to develop an overall buying strategy to leverage total spend and efficient execution of manufacturing needs
• Effectively communicate with multiple on-site departments and personnel gaining buy in and support for supply chain and operations projects and goals
• Process transactional requests for manufacturing operation
• Partner with other plant buyers in a team environment to support other projects and other site support
• Analyze and report indirect spend to vital stakeholders
• Keep current on industry-wide pricing trends, technological innovations, and overall market conditions through research and effective supplier interactions.
• Ability to maintain proper inventory levels of assigned parts by working with vendors and engineering to provide guidance and solutions
• Other duties as assigned

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Applied Engineering Sciences, or related field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience required
• Attention to detail and aptitude for working with large amounts of data and numbers with a high degree of accuracy
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, and Word)
• IFS ERP experience preferred
• Strong communication and superior negotiation skills required

What We Offer:

• Industry-Leading Healthcare Coverage
• Profit-Sharing Plan with Safe Harbor Contribution
• Generous Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Free Onsite Fitness & Recreation Center

Join us in our mission to ‘Align People and Innovation to Drive Excellence!’

• Make Lives Better Together
• Take Pride in the Extraordinary
• Define the Standard