What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer I position at Lee Biosolutions?
Buyer I
Department: Purchasing
Reports To: Purchasing Manager
Summary
Maintains and handles procurement of materials by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Orders raw materials, laboratory supplies and equipment as requested or required for the operation of the lab and production on time and quickly.
- Assist in finding cost savings to reduce expenses by finding suitable replacement materials.
- Orders materials for resale as finished product as required by orders, ordering on time and quickly after the request.
- Responsible for acceptance and documenting of goods received, updating receivables for the ordering system, and assigning internal lot numbers and printing labels
- Communicate with members of the staff on availability, requests for replacement materials, specifications and other items
that may come up as soon as possible
- Assist in maintaining the ordering system catalog numbers and descriptions with current pricing
- Assist in maintaining specification sheets and raw material acceptance forms for incoming raw materials, lab supplies and finished goods for resale
- Assist in evaluating suppliers based on product availability, customer service relations and cost efficiency
- Be able to use time efficiently and without much direct supervision
- Report on costs, product performance and supplier issues to upper management
Other Duties
- Assist Logistics in performance of daily duties
- Follows all safety protocols.
- Other duties may be assigned
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience
- Associate's Degree; and/or four years' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $22.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus pay
COVID-19 considerations:
At Lee Biosolutions, the safety of our employees is our biggest priority. Employees are given face masks to wear while at work.
Work Location: One location