Associate Buyer jobs in Buffalo, NY

Buyer

StaffBuffalo is collaborating with a prominent manufacturing company in Buffalo, NY, to find a dedicated professional to join their team as a Buyer.

This position offers a competitive salary of up to $80,000 per year, based on experience, presenting an exciting opportunity for motivated candidates to contribute to the strategic direction of the company through adept negotiation skills. Joining our client's team offers a stable career path for individuals to unleash their full potential and achieve their future aspirations.

The Buyer will play a pivotal role in planning, organizing, purchasing, and controlling activities related to non-raw material procurement for manufacturing operations. If you are a motivated individual with a passion for procurement and a desire to contribute to a dynamic team, apply today!

This is an in-person, onsite role in the WNY area.

Responsibilities:

• Negotiate best vendor terms, pricing, and delivery based on specific budget and schedule requirements.
• Adhere to purchasing policies, processes, and procedures.
• Develop, implement, and maintain warehouse and inventory control policies and procedures.
• Coordinate product deliveries utilizing knowledge of material work planning and methods of engineering processes.
• Maintain appropriate records to guide future purchase needs.
• Generate and send new purchase orders to vendors.
• Review requisitions, prepare purchase orders, and bid requests.
• Communicate with vendors to review order status and address discrepancies in quantity, quality, and pricing.
• Interface with all departments to resolve problems and issues as necessary.
• Review bid proposals and negotiate contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
• Develop, implement, and maintain internal inventory control systems.
• Assist other departments when required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned. 

Qualifications:

• 2 Years of experience in a buyer or similar role.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Proficient time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Capability to prioritize tasks and delegate when necessary.
• Ability to function effectively in a high-paced and occasionally stressful environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software, as well as Manufacturing Software.
• Collaborative work ethic.

The advertised pay range represents what we believe at the time of this job posting, that our client would be willing to pay for this position. Only in special circumstances, where a candidate has education, training, or experience that far exceeds the requirements for the position, would we consider paying higher than the stated range.

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