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Lakeshore Cutting Solutions is seeking an organized and proactive Manufacturing Project Manager / Buyer. This position combines customer project management with purchasing materials, supplies, equipment, and outside services.
The successful candidate will coordinate with customers, suppliers, sales, engineering, and manufacturing personnel to keep projects moving and ensure requirements are clearly communicated.
Key Responsibilities
- Generate quotes based on customer requirements
- Review customer purchase orders, drawings, specifications, tolerances, and project requirements.
- Coordinate projects involving laser cutting, waterjet cutting, forming, machining, welding, fabrication, and outside processing.
- Serve as a primary contact between customers, suppliers, sales, engineering, and manufacturing.
- Track project requirements, material needs, outside services, documentation, customer changes, and potential delays.
- Identify technical, quality, material, or delivery concerns and work with the appropriate departments to resolve them.
- Request and evaluate supplier quotations for materials, equipment, supplies, and outside services.
- Negotiate pricing, lead times, freight, quantities, and purchasing terms.
- Create, issue, and track purchase orders and supplier acknowledgments.
- Follow up on open orders and resolve late deliveries, shortages, quality concerns, incorrect shipments, and pricing discrepancies.
- Maintain accurate project, purchasing, supplier, drawing, and customer documentation.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and recommend process improvements.
- Provide project updates and reports to customers and management as needed.
Qualifications
- Experience in manufacturing/job shop project management, purchasing, engineering, estimating
- Ability to read and understand manufacturing drawings, blueprints, tolerances, and material specifications.
- Experience purchasing materials, supplies, equipment, or outside manufacturing services.
- Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and general computer skills.
- Strong negotiation, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced custom-manufacturing environment.
- Able to work independently, take ownership of assignments, and follow them through to completion.
- Detail-oriented and proactive, with the ability to recognize and communicate concerns early.
Preferred
- Experience in a manufacturing job shop.
- Experience with laser cutting, waterjet cutting, forming, machining, welding, or fabrication.
- AutoCAD or SolidWorks experience.
- Experience with ERP, purchasing, or project-management software.
Schedule
- Monday through Friday
- Approximately 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Occasional overtime or Saturday work may be required
About Lakeshore Cutting Solutions
Lakeshore Cutting Solutions is a custom manufacturing job shop specializing in laser cutting, waterjet cutting, forming, machining, welding, fabrication, assembly, and other value-added manufacturing services.
Lakeshore Cutting Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- How many years of experience do you have in manufacturing project management, engineering, estimating, or a related position? Please explain.
- Do you have experience purchasing raw materials, equipment, supplies, or outside manufacturing services?
- Do you have experience working in a custom job-shop environment? If so, how many years?
- Do you have experience using AutoCAD or SolidWorks?
- Are you willing to work occasional overtime or Saturdays when necessary to complete priority assignments?
Ability to Commute:
- Zeeland, MI 49464 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Lakeshore Cutting Solutions is seeking an organized and proactive Manufacturing Project Manager / Buyer. This position combines customer project management with purchasing materials, supplies, equipment, and outside services.
The successful candidate will coordinate with customers, suppliers, sales, engineering, and manufacturing personnel to keep projects moving and ensure requirements are clearly communicated.
Key Responsibilities
- Generate quotes based on customer requirements
- Review customer purchase orders, drawings, specifications, tolerances, and project requirements.
- Coordinate projects involving laser cutting, waterjet cutting, forming, machining, welding, fabrication, and outside processing.
- Serve as a primary contact between customers, suppliers, sales, engineering, and manufacturing.
- Track project requirements, material needs, outside services, documentation, customer changes, and potential delays.
- Identify technical, quality, material, or delivery concerns and work with the appropriate departments to resolve them.
- Request and evaluate supplier quotations for materials, equipment, supplies, and outside services.
- Negotiate pricing, lead times, freight, quantities, and purchasing terms.
- Create, issue, and track purchase orders and supplier acknowledgments.
- Follow up on open orders and resolve late deliveries, shortages, quality concerns, incorrect shipments, and pricing discrepancies.
- Maintain accurate project, purchasing, supplier, drawing, and customer documentation.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and recommend process improvements.
- Provide project updates and reports to customers and management as needed.
Qualifications
- Experience in manufacturing/job shop project management, purchasing, engineering, estimating
- Ability to read and understand manufacturing drawings, blueprints, tolerances, and material specifications.
- Experience purchasing materials, supplies, equipment, or outside manufacturing services.
- Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and general computer skills.
- Strong negotiation, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced custom-manufacturing environment.
- Able to work independently, take ownership of assignments, and follow them through to completion.
- Detail-oriented and proactive, with the ability to recognize and communicate concerns early.
Preferred
- Experience in a manufacturing job shop.
- Experience with laser cutting, waterjet cutting, forming, machining, welding, or fabrication.
- AutoCAD or SolidWorks experience.
- Experience with ERP, purchasing, or project-management software.
Schedule
- Monday through Friday
- Approximately 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Occasional overtime or Saturday work may be required
About Lakeshore Cutting Solutions
Lakeshore Cutting Solutions is a custom manufacturing job shop specializing in laser cutting, waterjet cutting, forming, machining, welding, fabrication, assembly, and other value-added manufacturing services.
Lakeshore Cutting Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- How many years of experience do you have in manufacturing project management, engineering, estimating, or a related position? Please explain.
- Do you have experience purchasing raw materials, equipment, supplies, or outside manufacturing services?
- Do you have experience working in a custom job-shop environment? If so, how many years?
- Do you have experience using AutoCAD or SolidWorks?
- Are you willing to work occasional overtime or Saturdays when necessary to complete priority assignments?
Ability to Commute:
- Zeeland, MI 49464 (Required)
Work Location: In person
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in buyer jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, or a related field
- Experience managing vendor relationships and purchase orders
- Proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or JD Edwards
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate pricing and contract terms
- Knowledge of inventory management and demand forecasting
- Certification such as CPSM or CPIM is a plus for senior roles
Tips for Your Buyer Job Search
Quantify savings and sourcing outcomes
Buyer resumes stand out when they show cost reduction percentages, vendor consolidation results, or inventory turns improved. Hiring managers want to see the financial impact of your decisions, not just a list of categories you managed or suppliers you contacted.
List the systems and tools you know
Most buyer job postings screen for specific ERP platforms like SAP, Oracle, or JD Edwards, plus any supplier portals or eProcurement tools you've used. Name them explicitly in your resume skills section so you clear automated screening before a human reads your application.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists buyer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by category, not just title
Buyer roles are often posted as 'merchandise buyer,' 'indirect procurement buyer,' or 'raw materials buyer.' Searching only for 'buyer' misses a large share of relevant openings. Use category-specific keywords that match your actual commodity or merchandise experience.
Prepare a supplier negotiation story
Interviewers for buyer roles almost always ask for a specific example of a difficult negotiation. Before your interview, write out one detailed situation: what you were sourcing, what the challenge was, what tactics you used, and what the outcome was in measurable terms.
Counter with total compensation, not just base
Buyer roles in retail and manufacturing often include annual bonuses tied to cost savings or margin performance. When negotiating an offer, ask how the bonus structure works and what recent incumbents have actually earned, so your total package comparison is accurate.
Buyer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most buyers?
The companies hiring the most buyers right now include Augmentis, Whole Foods Market, and Eaton, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Florida, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Retail chains, large manufacturers, and hospital systems consistently post the highest volume of buyer roles.
How many buyer jobs are remote?
About 39% of buyer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, with the highest remote share in indirect procurement and strategic sourcing roles. Merchandise buyers and raw materials buyers are more likely to require on-site or regional presence due to vendor visits and warehouse coordination.
How do you become a buyer?
Most buyers start with a degree in supply chain, business, or a related field, then enter the role as an assistant buyer or purchasing coordinator. From there, you build commodity expertise, learn an ERP system on the job, and move into managing vendor relationships independently. Earning a CPSM certification accelerates advancement into senior buying roles.
Can you get a buyer job with little or no experience?
Yes, entry-level buyer and assistant buyer roles are specifically designed for candidates with limited direct experience. Employers at this level prioritize analytical skills, attention to detail, and familiarity with spreadsheets or basic ERP tools. Internships in purchasing, retail buying offices, or supply chain functions are the most direct path to a first buyer position.
What does the buyer interview process look like?
Most buyer interviews include a phone screen focused on your sourcing or purchasing background, followed by one or two rounds with the hiring manager and a cross-functional stakeholder such as a planner or finance lead. Expect at least one behavioral question about a negotiation or supplier problem you resolved, and sometimes a case exercise involving a cost analysis or vendor comparison.
Where can I find and apply to buyer jobs?
You can find and apply to buyer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your category experience and seniority level, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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