Buyer I

Position: Buyer I

Reports To: Purchasing Manager or Branch Manager

FLSA Status: Non Exempt

The Buyer I role is primarily clerical and includes a great deal of process and follow up. Issues are typically resolved by following a process or applying protocol to the point of “choice” or asking for guidance from supervision.

Job Requirements:

Ø Minimum 2 years purchasing experience in a related field.

Ø Knowledge and Experience within the industrial or Automotive parts market place.

Ø Fluent in Written and Spoken English. Additional languages are beneficial and would be considered an advantage.

Ø Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning system.

Ø Good Microsoft Excel Skills

Essential Job Duties, Responsibilities, and Expectations:

Principal Responsibilities:

Ø Placement of purchase orders with suppliers based upon system generated requirements information, confirming price and expected delivery date as required.

Ø Expedite / follow up purchase orders to improve or confirm expected delivery dates as required by supervision or business needs.

Ø Participation in problem resolution for accounting and receiving discrepancies, particularly with respect to communication with the suppliers for purchase orders the buyer placed.

Ø Creating and maintaining documentation / records of communication with the supplier

Ø Advising supervision of pricing / lead time problems that do not meet set guidelines.

Ø Applying entry level negotiation techniques to price and lead time problems based on guidance provided by supervision.

Principal Decisions:

Ø Supplier selection where the business system or process allows secondary suppliers to be used.

Ø Price agreement within guidelines set by the local supervision or business policies

Ø Delivery date negotiation within guidelines set by the local supervision or business policies.

Problem Resolutions:

Ø Typically problems will be brought to the attention of the local supervision for guidance, except where guidelines (or precedents) have been set to allow the incumbent to resolve the issue.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $1.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Full COVID-19 vaccination required

Experience:

• Buyer: 1 year (Required)
• Purchasing: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: One location