Manufacturing Purchasing Specialist/Buyer

Overview

Selux Corporation is seeking a detail-oriented Manufacturing Purchasing Specialist to support purchasing operations at our Highland, NY manufacturing facility. This position is responsible for placing POs for materials, supplies and services needed to support production, maintaining appropriate inventory levels, coordinating with internal departments, and working with suppliers to ensure timely delivery and competitive pricing.

The ideal candidate has hands-on purchasing experience in a US based manufacturing environment, understands how purchasing decisions affect production schedules and inventory, and is comfortable working directly with suppliers and internal teams. This is an on-site role that requires regular coordination with Manufacturing, Engineering, Inventory Control and other departments.

Please note: Selux Corporation does not offer employment visa sponsorship for this position.

Full time position with excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays and 401k match.

Work Schedule:    Monday - Thursday 7:30 - 5pm, Fri 7:30 - 11:30am

Pay range:  $55,000 - $70,000/yr

Responsibilities

• Review MRP schedules and generate purchase orders and internal jobs to support production requirements.

• Enter and maintain purchase orders based on production schedules, engineering changes, inventory adjustments, and job material changes.

• Source and obtain quotes for new materials, components, parts, and assemblies.

• Coordinate with Engineering and internal departments to establish or update bills of materials and routings for internally manufactured parts.

• Monitor open purchase orders and internal jobs, assisting with expediting as needed to meet production schedules.

• Track inventory levels for key components and materials that require monitoring outside the MRP system.

• Work with the Purchasing Supervisor to improve supplier pricing, lead times, quality, and overall landed costs.

• Assist in identifying and evaluating new suppliers and sourcing opportunities.

• Support purchasing metrics, process improvement initiatives, and ethical purchasing practices.

• Obtain required approvals for purchases exceeding established purchasing limits.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in manufacturing scheduling, purchasing, or a related role.

• Experience working with an MRP system in a manufacturing environment.

• Knowledge of international purchasing and import regulations, including freight, customs, and duties preferred

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including advanced spreadsheets, VLOOKUPs, and pivot tables.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective supplier relationships.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and follow-through.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while contributing to a collaborative team.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and support manufacturing production goals.

• This is an on-site position at our Highland, NY manufacturing facility. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States and must be able to maintain work authorization without current or future employer sponsorship. Selux Corporation is unable to provide employment visa sponsorship for this position.

Company Website

https://www.selux.us/

Company Profile

Employ­mentSelux Cor­po­ra­tion has a suc­cess­ful track record of tremen­dous growth and sus­tain­abil­ity as a world-wide man­u­fac­turer of archi­tec­turally designed lumi­naires, nes­tled right here in the Hudson Valley. We offer a great vari­ety of inter­est­ing work, allow­ing our employ­ees expo­sure to both the inte­rior and exte­rior archi­tec­tural light­ing market, in addi­tion to many Euro­pean affil­i­ates.

Selux Cor­po­ra­tion recruits and retains tal­ented employ­ees who are inter­ested in making a long-term com­mit­ment to an orga­ni­za­tion that con­tin­u­ally invests in the latest man­u­fac­tur­ing tech­niques and new tech­nolo­gies, as well as its employ­ees.

Ben­e­fitsSelux Corporation’s ben­e­fit phi­los­o­phy is simple — we want to help our employ­ees to build great futures. We are doing that through com­pre­hen­sive health plans, well­ness pro­grams, dental and vision cov­er­age, short and long term dis­abil­ity pro­grams, com­pany paid life insur­ance, 401(k), train­ing pro­grams, and an empha­sis on work-life bal­ance. Selux is com­mit­ted to offer­ing afford­able ben­e­fit plans to its employ­ees by having low employee con­tri­bu­tions, co-pay­ments, and deductibles, while pro­vid­ing access to the best pos­si­ble care avail­able. Con­tact our Human Resource Depart­ment for more detailed infor­ma­tion

Selux Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.