Buyer I

JR Automation, a Hitachi Group Company, is driven to deliver customer success worldwide. We provide intelligent automated manufacturing and distribution technology solutions that transform how the world's leading manufacturers make and distribute products. Our strength is our people and we’re always looking to get stronger across North America, Europe, and Asia. Join us as a Buyer I in Nashville, TN as we work together to bring innovative automation solutions to life.  

The Buyer is responsible for managing project-based purchasing by converting BOM requirements into accurate purchase orders, maintaining ERP data, and proactively expediting materials to support manufacturing and project milestones. The position collaborates closely with engineering, build teams, and suppliers to resolve material shortages, ensure on-time delivery, and support cost-effective sourcing.

• Translate bill of material (BOM) requirements into accurate and timely purchase orders for mechanical and electrical components.
• Validate and maintain up-to-date pricing, lead times, delivery commitments, and supplier acknowledgments within the ERP system.
• Monitor open orders and proactively expedite materials to meet project timelines, build milestones, and FAT deliverables.
• Collaborate with Machine Build, Controls, and cross-functional teams to identify, communicate, and resolve material shortages.
• Support sourcing activities for standard components, including fasteners, pneumatics, electrical hardware, safety devices, and shop consumables.
• Administer returns, replacements, and RMA processes while resolving invoice deviations and receipt discrepancies to ensure accurate financial reconciliation.
• Partner with ERP Data Specialists to maintain high-quality master data, including accurate lead times, minimum order quantities, approved vendors, and part-level documentation.
• Assist in obtaining competitive quotations for routine and low-complexity purchases to support cost-effective procurement decisions.
• Monitor and report essential procurement performance indicators, including on-time delivery, past-due purchase order lines, supplier confirmation cycle times, and material shortage closure rates.

• →Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related technical field preferred, but not required.
• →Current or prior JR Automation experience, or experience within the automation industry, is strongly preferred.
• →Procurement or sourcing experience in a manufacturing, automation, mechatronics, robotics, or engineered-to-order environment is preferred.
• →Ability to interpret mechanical/controls drawings, BOMs, and revision documentation.
• →Basic understanding of and experience using ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Epicor, Plex, IFS, or similar platforms).
• →Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including v-lookups, pivot tables, and basic formulas.
• →Understanding of standard industrial components, including pneumatics, sensors, fasteners, electrical hardware, and safety devices, is preferred.
• →Basic knowledge of procurement processes, competitive quoting, and supplier evaluation.

At JR Automation, A Hitachi Group Company, we discover potential, reimagine limits, and advance industry. When faced with a problem, we find a solution. Together, we push what’s possible to automate for tomorrow.