Buyer - Associate jobs in Buffalo, NY

Objective: Monitor the supplier base to provide an un-interrupted flow of materials, machinery, and services in a manner which provides the best value to the organization. The successful candidate will work at every level of the organization and the supplier’s organization to bring the commodity performance to the highest possible level in the areas of on-time delivery and quality.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1 years related experience
• Certification in purchasing, production control, or supply chain management is preferred

Job Requirements:

• Experience with purchasing concepts including inventory management, expediting, project management and vendor management
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Strong knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels of the organization and external contacts
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relations with PDI team members
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Models the teamwork philosophy and PDI’s core values

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop partnerships with suppliers to ensure a continuous improvement process is in place to optimize lead time reductions, quality, and communication
• Achieve targeted annual cost savings for materials
• Interprets, defines, and communicates material requirements to suppliers using supply chain expertise
• Buys goods and service using the organizations ERP system (Sage) in a timely manner
• Coordinates material requirements with material control team and procures materials in a timely and economic manner
• Coordinates inter-organizational orders in the ERP system
• Promotes an atmosphere that facilitates open and effective communication
• Investigates new suppliers including performing systems audits
• Perform other functions as required

Pay Range: $58,000-$79,000

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job’s compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.