What are the responsibilities and job description for the BUYER - FT, Rochester NY position at Murphy & Nolan Inc?
The successful candidate will primarily be responsible for the execution buying of metal bar and tubular products supporting our metal service center's operation. Evaluates bids, negotiates price, delivery, quality and service. Follows up on all awards through completion of order. Negotiates with suppliers regarding rejections, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations and engineering changes. Participant in the quality initiatives evaluate and rate our suppliers, relative to production capability, performance and delivery. This full-time dayshift, exempt position offers a competitive wage and incentive program; as well as a generous benfits program.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for low/high dollar procurements and tactical maintenance of all procurement systems (i.e. - expediting, de-expediting, purchase order maintenance, Rejection and Disposition Notification, Revision Change Notification, Approved Supplier List). Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external customers and work in a team environment.
- Issue RFQs, evaluate bids, select suppliers, and place PO’s. Negotiate price, delivery and service.
- Support Blanket Purchase Order awards & inventory programs
- POC for ensuring delivery dates are met, handling over-shipments, cancellations, and receiving issues.
- Responsible to confirm all purchase orders through completion of delivery
- Ensure supplier compliance
- Follow-up on all awards through completion of order
- Expedite Purchase Orders to meet operation ‘need dates’ - work with the suppliers to support unexpected demands
- Monitor critical shortages daily and work/negotiate the premium requests from suppliers with Planning
- Use Murph daily to analyze planning needs, update orders, create new PO’s and add line items
- Assist with invoice reconciliation when necessary
- Responsible for data attribute accuracy - LT updates, min/multiple updates and sending data updates to Operations
- Proactively and reactively solve customer and supplier issues in a manner which satisfies both the customer and the company.
- Perform duties as requested to meet department and or company objectives
- Regular and reliable attendance is a condition of employment