Buyer 1 -Roberta Plant

Buyer I - Roberta Plant

This Position is based in or near Calera, AL

Compensation: Market Value Pay Dependent on Experience

Ready for a fast-paced job where you can provide the literal groundwork that connects communities together? Join Summit Materials – a construction materials company leading the industry – where we build the foundation for a better tomorrow. 

Summit Materials consists of more than a dozen local companies that supply aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete, asphalt paving, and construction services in the United States and western Canada. At Summit Materials, we support our teammates who lay the groundwork for our communities and live by our core values: Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, and Inclusivity. We’re passionate about our teammates, our work, and our communities. Each of Summit’s companies celebrates their individual legacies, but together - we are Summit Materials.   

When joining our team, we offer the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance / AD&D
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program access (EAP)
• 401(k) with company-matched contribution
• Seven (7) Paid Holidays annually.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) program.
  
  
  

Position Description

The Buyer I will focus on executing company-wide category management strategies, spend controls, supplier performance management and monitoring programs that deliver sustainable results. In addition, this position will lead cost reduction initiatives that involve suppliers.

Duties & Responsibilities

• This position has primary accountability for executing on purchasing activities with a heavy focus on facilitation of the ordering process: Reviews approved requisitions; Converts each requisition into Purchase Order (PO) with the best source, Confirms the PO with supplier; Expedites PO as necessary; Ensure PO fulfills the needs of the requestor – quantity, time, quality.
• Responsibility to drive compliance in the areas of preferred supplier selection and other terms for purchased goods and materials, maintain and execute on a portfolio of saving projects to support the company’s spend efficiency and cost savings initiatives, and participate in supplier selection and onboarding activities.
• Develops/fosters cross-functional relationships to better understand current and future requirements and to provide an important feedback loop for effective communication to better serve the business.
• Identify potential new supply sources to increase competition for future project needs.
• Directs discussions of defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, and suppliers to determine source of trouble and initiates necessary corrective action.
• May issue and/or own Supplier Corrective Action Requests arising supplier performance issues.
• Periodically reviews all open orders to determine whether expediting, cancellation, or closure of the purchase order is necessary. Ensures required follow up is completed.
• Act as the liaison with accounting and operations to resolve any discrepancies between the invoice, purchase order, and receiving documents to ensure ERP system requirements are achieved and vendors are paid in a timely manner.
• Responsible for ensuring ongoing cost reduction and encouraging continuous supplier improvement.
• Understanding of purchasing systems, processes and procedures.
• May work different shifts/days as required.
• Utilize quantitative skills to analyze, validate, and manage large amounts of data, specific to problem solving, project and decision support, and trend analysis of multi-projects
• Enforce the compliance of the internal control practices for activities performed under the purchasing functions. These include requisitions and approvals.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  
  

Minimum Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential function.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Finance or related field and 3-5 years of prior working experience in manufacturing and/or operations environments. Ability to adapt and solve problems. Strong attention to details. Show initiative and demonstrate service excellence. Good interpersonal skills with cross functional groups. Must display good employability skills (attendance, job performance, attitude, willingness to work, etc.) Organizational skills and the initiative to take charge of situations or projects.

Computer Skills: Analytical experience with Microsoft Office products and ability to adapt to other computer software. SAP and Coupa or other ERP system experience is a plus.

Other Requirements

Travel is flexible but at times could be up to 10%