
Manufacturing Buyer
Fairport, NYJob$59–109K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Buyer I provides tactical purchasing support to assigned value streams, helping ensure materials are available for operations. The role processes requisitions and purchase orders, maintains order and pricing accuracy, supports inventory targets, and addresses vendor pricing issues. It also supports production cells, purchasing compliance, cost-saving opportunities, and lean manufacturing initiatives in an office and factory environment.
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Job Title: Buyer I
Job Description:
As Buyer I, you will be responsible for providing tactical purchasing support assigned value streams, ensuring that the company has the necessary materials for its operations. Your primary duties will involve reviewing requisitions, processing purchase orders (PO's), improve and ensure all aspects of purchase order hygiene, including acknowledging purchase orders, upkeeping promised delivery dates, and maintaining accurate pricing. You will act as the first line of defense for any price increase and help in resolving any issues related to the same. Additionally, you will be expected to support inventory targets by ensuring sufficient stock levels. As the first line of defense against any potential price increases, you will play a vital role in resolving any issues related to pricing. Your role is crucial in sustaining the smooth operation of our company's supply chain.
Responsibilities:
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Support in forecasting the demand for materials and services, and the timely placement of purchase orders.
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Act as a point of contact for vendors regarding order acknowledgment and confirmation.
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Maintain and update order promise dates regularly.
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Assist in resolving any pricing discrepancies with vendors.
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Provide support to production cells as needed.
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Maintain appropriate inventory levels to avoid shortages and excesses.
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Timely address and rectify issues related to invoicing and shipping.
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Ensure all purchasing activities comply with relevant laws and ethical standards.
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Identify cost savings opportunities in line with quality, service, and supply constraints
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Actively participate in lean manufacturing initiatives for cost savings improvements through waste elimination.
Requirements:
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Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
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Basic analytical and problem-solving abilities.
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Attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
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Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
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Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
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Ability to keep information confidential
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Experience in Microsoft Office.
Education and Experience:
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Preferred bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain management, or related field.
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Some experience in a purchasing role or similar position would be beneficial, but not essential as training will be provided.
Working Conditions: (especially manufacturing and field service positions)
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Office and Factory environment.
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Safety glasses required while on factory floor
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Some overtime may be required
Location: Fairport, NY
About Qualitrol
QUALITROL manufactures monitoring and protection devices for high value electrical assets and OEM manufacturing companies. Established in 1945, QUALITROL produces thousands of different types of products on demand and customized to meet our individual customers’ needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution. At Qualitrol, we are redefining condition-based monitoring.
We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ralliant Corporation and all Ralliant Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Ralliant and all Ralliant Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at [email protected].
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Ralliant Corporation Overview
Ralliant, originally part of Fortive, now stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next-generation breakthroughs to life — faster, smarter, and more reliably. Our high-performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission-critical advancements across industries, enabling real-world impact where it matters most. At Ralliant we're building the future, together with those driven to push boundaries, solve complex problems, and leave a lasting mark on the world.
About Qualitrol
QUALITROL manufactures monitoring and protection devices for high value electrical assets and OEM manufacturing companies. Established in 1945, QUALITROL produces thousands of different types of products on demand and customized to meet our individual customers’ needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution. At Qualitrol, we are redefining condition-based monitoring.
We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ralliant Corporation and all Ralliant Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Ralliant and all Ralliant Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at [email protected].
Pay Range
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 58500.00-108500.00
How this job compares
Set against the 1,211 open Buyer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$59–109K/yr
- New York median$68–94K/yr52 salary ranges
- US median$75–101K/yr518 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $84K, is 3% above the New York median midpoint ($81K) — in the middle half of Buyer salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 86 open Buyer jobs in New York and 1,211 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- Buyer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (872 postings).
- Education
- 353 of the 1,211 open Buyer jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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