Customer-Specific Advanced Buyer, Industrial Machinery

Job overview

The Customer-Specific Advanced Buyer, Industrial Machinery role is fully onsite in Chisago City, MN. Pay is $70,118–$87,648 per year. Kendall Howard is a manufacturer serving the IT infrastructure field and describes its work as building products and solving customer challenges. The buyer leads sourcing for specialized components and custom configurations for dedicated client accounts. By coordinating procurement from engineering design through production release, the role aligns component availability with production schedules, performance specifications, and cost targets.

What you'll do

• Drive early-stage sourcing for custom machinery builds
• conduct total cost of ownership and bill of materials analyses
• coordinate component and long-lead assembly timing
• collaborate with quality teams on sample inspections and compliance
• serve as procurement liaison among product engineering, sales account managers, and vendors.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

advanced buyer

industrial machinery

strategic procurement

custom components

bill of materials

supplier quality

erp systems

chisago city mn

kendall howard

$70,118–$87,648/year

monday–friday

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• supplemental insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• paid time off
• paid holidays
• online apparel store.

Why this role

Requires 3–5 years of advanced buying or program procurement experience in capital equipment or industrial machinery manufacturing; Monday–Friday, eight-hour days; bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required.

About the employer

Kendall Howard is hiring for this role. Industry: Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing. Sector: 33.