What are the responsibilities and job description for the Entry level Buyer position at DH Pace?
DH Pace Company Inc., is seeking to hire an Entry level Buyer in our Tempe, AZ office! The ideal candidate will be team focused, self-motivated, and thrive in a fast-paced sales and service environment. Applicants with experience in purchasing, buying, logistics, or procurement tend to excel in this position!
Job Responsibilities:
- Purchasing materials to ensure stock and order requests from contracts are processed and received in a timely manner
- Consolidate requests when possible; check pricing and discounts available with vendors and place accurate orders in a timely fashion
- Ensure inquiries associated with orders are immediately addressed including shipment date, type of freight, material handling, and all other inquires
- Maintain constant communication with vendors and project managers to expedite shipping of materials and maintain shipping receiving expectations
- Process order acknowledgements for product correctness, quantity accuracy, pricing verification, and invoice compliance
- Communicate daily with project management group relative to any issues that might negatively impact customers’ satisfaction
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree preferred, but not required
- Prefer 1 plus years of buying, purchasing, or procurement experience
- Computer proficiency required including strong background in Microsoft Office Suite, MRP/ERP, and/or bar-code systems
- Must have experience in maintaining and growing relationships with manufacturers and vendors to improve overall purchase costs and efficiency
- Excellent communication skills and be able to interact professionally with contacts, internal and external, at all levels and possess a high sense of urgency with exceptional problem solving skills
- Technical purchasing in the door, hardware, or security industry a plus, but not required
Why DH Pace?
DH Pace Company is a distribution, construction and service organization offering a complete range of door and door related products and commercial security products. The company is privately owned and has been in operation over 95 years! We have 50 US offices in 24 states with company-wide sales in 2021 of $740M.
Our benefit offerings include:
- Competitive compensation
- Medical, dental, and vision options
- 401k retirement plan match
- Company paid life insurance
- Paid-time off plan; 16 PTO days annually after only 1 year of service (10 days to start!)
Successful completion of references, employment verifications, background check, and drug screen required in advance of hire.