Company & Position Overview:
J B Poindexter & Co (JBPCO) is a privately held, diversified manufacturing company forecasting $2.4B in annual revenue and 8,000 team members in 2024.The nine operating subsidiaries, covering over 50 locations, are engaged in the production of commercial truck bodies, step-vans, utility trucks, funeral coaches, limousines, electric and alternative fuel vehicles, pickup truck bed enclosures, precision machining, and expandable foam plastic packaging. For more information, visit www.jbpoindexter.com.

Position Overview
Responsible for purchasing components, Online orders, and raw materials, negotiating best pricing, reducing supplier lead times and maintaining most optimal inventory positions.
Working with Project Management and Procurement Team to aid in providing quotes on medium-large size spot buys, material packages and/or Mill Runs.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Respond to system generated messages timely by issuing purchase orders from JD Edwards in the 24 to 48 Hours window.




Follow up with vendors for order acknowledgement / update JDE system with Supplier acknowledged lead-times.
Check in with Supplier placed purchase orders to verify on time delivery / or pushouts.
Prepare and solicit RFQs. Analyse and evaluate quotations and offerings to determine the most competitive solution relative to Quality, Delivery and Cost.
Update the RM Tracker for the parts to quoted.
Setup Labor cost developed by the quoting team.
Develop and enhance processes, systems and reporting capabilities to drive efficiencies in providing Procurement services
Familiar with and able to execute a variety of purchasing concepts, practices, and procedures.
Responsible for all Component & Online purchases.
Ensure that purchasing documentation is processed completely, accurately, and timely.
Help with quoting and estimating in general as well as working with sales teams and project management on specialty or large opportunities for a widespread scope of quote

📌 Junior Buyer (Bengaluru)
🏢 JB Pointdexter
📍 Bengaluru