Job Title: Buyer
Location: Honeoye Falls, NY (Fully On-Site)
Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt


Job Summary: Our client is seeking a Buyer to provide purchasing leadership for sourcing and procurement of materials and MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Operations) services at our Honeoye Falls, NY manufacturing facility. The Buyer will play a key role in developing and optimizing the supply base to ensure high-quality products, competitive pricing, and efficient service.
Key Responsibilities:

• Materials & Supply Chain Management: Support procurement activities for materials, production schedules, forecasting, and inventory flow.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, production, and sales teams to align procurement strategies with production goals.
• Supplier Management: Identify, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers to ensure the best balance of quality, cost, and service.
• Industry & Market Analysis: Monitor industry trends and anticipate market price changes, providing monthly forecasts for key commodities.
• Process Improvement: Lead continuous improvement projects and support alternative material and process recommendations.
• Product Development Support: Coordinate supplier efforts during new product development.
• Cost Management: Ensure accurate purchase cost standards and optimize procurement processes.
• Relationship Building: Foster strong relationships with manufacturing, quality, procurement, and IT teams to develop and implement procurement policies and systems.
• Leadership Engagement: Communicate effectively with Team leadership to align procurement strategies with company goals.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 5–7 years of Buyer experience in technology/engineering manufacturing, preferably in a job shop or on-site setting.
• Proven track record of supplier negotiations, cost optimization, and procurement efficiency.
• Strong knowledge of supply chain management, forecasting, and MRO procurement.
• Experience leading process improvement and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in ERP systems and procurement software is a plus.

Why Join Us?  we offer an opportunity to work in a dynamic manufacturing environment where your expertise will directly impact operational efficiency and supply chain success. If you are a results-driven, inquisitive, and strategic-minded professional, we encourage you to apply!

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.