Associate buyer Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Job Description :

Boart Longyear is a global leader in drilling services, providing innovative and reliable solutions to the mining and drilling industry. With a rich history spanning over 130 years, Boart Longyear is committed to delivering excellence in safety, drilling services, and technology.

We are currently seeking a Material Planning Buyer to join our Boart Longyear team in Salt Lake City, UT.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a skilled and detail-oriented professional to ensure that we acquire goods efficiently. This position is responsible for participating on a cross functional team to achieve cost, delivery, and quality metrics, as well as supplier development. The role requires an effective team leader and experienced project manager. In this role, the buyer will be responsible for the administration and processing of requisitions, purchase orders, and received items. This position will require up to 5% travel to support global initiatives.

• Development and execution of commodity strategies and ensuring their alignment with achievement of the company's key results.
• Initiate and process new requisitions and purchase orders for both finished goods and raw materials.
• Address and correct any related AP holds on invoices to ensure our vendors are paid in a timely and accurate manner.
• Work with the sourcing team in a supportive function to develop, enhance and nurture strategic supplier relationships with key suppliers as needed.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the supply side of assigned value stream to achieve key results in support of the business; flexing resources, assisting with master scheduling of manufacturing locations, and releasing those aggregated requirements into the supply base.
• Ensure the implementation of and adherence to standard operating procedures to ensure superior levels of performance. Identifying potential areas of process improvement, recommend solution, and drive improvement. Develops and maintains commodity-based reporting as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

Compensation, Benefits and Perks

Talented people are attracted to companies with long-term success and a supportive workplace culture that encourages work-life balance. Boart Longyear offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and career advancement opportunities. If hired, you can expect :

Company Overview

Established in 1890, Boart Longyear is the world's leading provider of drilling services, orebody knowledge technology, and innovative, safe, and productivity-driven drilling equipment. With its main focus in mining and exploration activities spanning a wide range of commodities, including copper, gold, nickel, zinc, uranium, and other metals and minerals, the Company holds a substantial presence in the energy, oil sands exploration, and environmental sectors.

The Global Drilling Services division operates for a diverse mining customer base with drilling methods including diamond coring exploration, reverse circulation, large diameter rotary, mine dewatering, water supply drilling, pump services, production, and sonic drilling services.

The Global Products division offers sophisticated research and development and holds hundreds of patented designs to manufacture, market, and service reliable drill rigs, innovative drill string products, rugged performance tooling, durable drilling consumables, and quality parts for customers worldwide.

Veracio, a wholly owned Boart Longyear subsidiary, offers mining clients a range of solutions that improve, automate, and digitally transform their orebody sciences by championing a modern approach through a diverse product portfolio that fuse science and technology together with digital accessibility. Veracio leverages artificial intelligence and advanced analytics to accelerate real-time decision making and significantly lower the cost of mineral exploration.

Our People

At Boart Longyear, people are our most important asset, and we understand that the best ideas are developed because of collaborative efforts between individuals with diverse backgrounds, opinions, and perspectives; That is why we are committed to diversity and inclusion in our work teams, fostering environments free of discrimination and harassment, where everyone feels free to present their opinions and be heard.

Our Vision

Boart Longyear's vision is to be the global industry leader in safety, drilling innovation and productivity.

Our Values

Our success as a business depends on how we operate. The 'how' is the distinctive way in which we conduct our business, guided by our values of Integrity, Health & Safety, Teamwork & Diversity, Customer Focus and Sustainability.

Boart Longyear is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Visit our website, boartlongyear.com and follow Boart Longyear on social media : LinkedIn , Facebook , Instagram and Twitter .

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we thank all who apply but will only be contacting those selected for an interview. Please apply online at

EEO Statement :

Boart Longyear is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.

Auto req ID : 15557BR

Job Code : 170001 Supply Chain Specialist 1.08.Professional

Function : Supply Chain

Region (Business Group) : NAM

Country : United States Of America

State / Province : Utah

City : Salt Lake City