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How You Will Make an Impact
As a BUYER at a Reading Truck Center you hold a critical role in managing suppliers, orders, and purchased items from sourcing to order placement to receipt. The Buyer is responsible for source selection and procurement functions directly associated with the company's needs for direct and indirect materials and services. This role has regular interaction with other departments such as operations, engineering, maintenance, quality, sales and finance.
The Nuts and Bolts
At Reading Truck, we have more than 65 years of industry leadership in the manufacture, distribution, and enhancement of work truck bodies. As the world’s largest upfitter of work trucks, we continue to experience rapid growth through our expanding network of more than 20 locations across North America.
Take the next step in your career and come get paid to play with trucks!
Some of Our Total Rewards
To learn more about careers with Reading Truck visit: https://www.readingtruck.com/about/careers
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As a BUYER at a Reading Truck Center you hold a critical role in managing suppliers, orders, and purchased items from sourcing to order placement to receipt. The Buyer is responsible for source selection and procurement functions directly associated with the company's needs for direct and indirect materials and services. This role has regular interaction with other departments such as operations, engineering, maintenance, quality, sales and finance.
The Nuts and Bolts
- Ensure material availability to meet production demand, and support manufacturing with the implementation of Just In Time (JIT), vendor managed inventory (VMI) and stock inventory based on production schedules and forecasts
- Perform purchasing responsibilities such as material quoting, contract negotiations, purchase orders
- Develop and review demand trends and forecasts to determine the most efficient purchasing quantities and frequencies; interact with key suppliers, providing manufacturing forecast to support & build schedules
- Manage the day to day operations of designated supply base of direct and indirect categories, including communicating demand forecasts to suppliers
- Drive continuous improvement of processes and results
- Work closely with Corporate Strategic Procurement Team to advance enterprise wide sourcing programs and cost savings initiatives
- Lead and support sourcing activities as necessary, and source new vendors when needed
- Support new product development (NPD) and cost reduction projects
- Track supplier performance
- Develop vendor partnerships
- Develop and review demand trends and forecasts to determine efficient purchasing quantities
- Review on-hand inventory balances for excess or obsolete inventory to determine substitution options, return to supplier, or resell
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a purchasing role
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems and functions is required – specifically JD Edwards
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain or a related field strongly preferred
- CPSM or APICS certification preferred
- Ability to analyze data from multiple sources
- Strong understanding of supply chain management concepts
At Reading Truck, we have more than 65 years of industry leadership in the manufacture, distribution, and enhancement of work truck bodies. As the world’s largest upfitter of work trucks, we continue to experience rapid growth through our expanding network of more than 20 locations across North America.
Take the next step in your career and come get paid to play with trucks!
Some of Our Total Rewards
- We offer big company perks with small company culture:
- Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision and Life
- 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 10 paid holidays
- Generous Footwear, Eyewear, and Safety Equipment Discount Program
- Paid Training and Development Programs
To learn more about careers with Reading Truck visit: https://www.readingtruck.com/about/careers
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