Salary Range: 65700 to 80000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Join our team as a

Buyer!

As aBuyer,you'll be at the center of our supply chain strategy, driving smart purchasing decisions that help bring innovative products to life. From identifying and developing supplier relationships to managing complex sourcing initiatives and evaluating competitive quotes, you'll influence key business outcomes every day. This is an opportunity to combine analytical thinking, negotiation skills, and market insight to secure the materials, equipment, and services that keep our manufacturing operations running at their best.

What You Will Do:

Leads and mentors Buyer I's in the organizing, planning, and writing RFQ's, RFP's, contract language and amendments

Reviews requirements for reasonableness

Recommends and applies appropriate procurement strategy

Reviews purchase requisitions for completeness, evaluates method of procurement

Determines and identifies supplier pool

Review and compare price, quantity, quality, availability, terms and conditions, and payment terms

Issues PO's to procure designated types of commodities and equipment

Prepares revisions to PO's when requirements change

Monitors contracts and orders and expedites delivery

Reconciles discrepancies between invoices and PO's

Assists receiving personnel in resolving supplier issues

Maintains records, source information, and purchasing reference files

Establishes new sources of supply and ensures all documentation requirements are filed in document management system

Ensures that risks related to services and supplies are identified and communicated

What You Bring:

2+ years of purchasing experience or related field

2+ years of experience working in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System

High School Diploma or equivalent

Detail oriented for accuracy of work performed to be able to do full RFQ’s with multiple materials and suppliers

Strong business acumen

Robust analytical skills

Strong communication skills both written and verbal

Ability to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals to perform a variety of tasks

What Sets You Apart:

Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, procedures, within Supply Chain

Proficient with all Microsoft Office products

What's In It For You:

We offer a competitive salary and total rewards package

We offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:

Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)

Dental and Vision

Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Paid caregiver leave

You will receive at least 3 weeks of PTO + Wellness + Holiday Pay + Volunteer Hours

401k with company match and immediate vest

Employee Stock Purchase Program at a discounted rate

Matching grants through Protolabs foundation

And More!

Why Protolabs?

We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do. It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.

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