What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Beckwith Electric Co.?
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Position Overview
The Buyer role is responsible for handling all purchasing activities related to a specific assigned commodity while leading and/or contributing to improvement and productivity related projects/activities. The Buyer will be called upon to negotiate with suppliers, drive continuous improvement in supplier performance and collaborate internally to achieve desired business outcomes. Requires a solid foundation of function skills and knowledge in relevant purchasing and sourcing concepts.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage purchase order placement, confirmation, and updates.
- Meet with internal teams to review priorities and provide status updates on open orders.
- Meet with vendors regularly to review metrics and actions.
- Monitor orders to ensure suppliers are shipping on-time and expedite as needed.
- Assist in the resolution of supplier quality and payment issues.
- Support onboarding of new suppliers/vendors.
- Collaborate with sourcing and commodity managers to ensure the execution of sourcing initiatives.
- Develop process improvements, simplify workflows, refine practices, and resolve problems with the help of peers and leadership.
- Identify sources of supply, seek out the lowest total cost alternatives and develop solid working relationships with suppliers.
- Ensure an uninterrupted supply of materials while optimizing cost, lead-time, and quality.
- Conduct regular competitive quotation and analysis exercises.
Skills and Experience
- BS/BA in Supply Chain Management or Equivalent.
- 3 Years of sourcing/purchasing experience.
- Understanding of drawing nomenclature and familiarity with engineering terminology.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word, & Outlook).
- Solid experience with major MRP software/tools.
- Clear, energetic, and engaging presentation and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems quickly.
- Ability to work with a team or independently and be a self-starter.
- Possesses strong communication skills, written and verbal.
- Willingness to travel as needed (approx. 10%).
Education
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