Merchandise Buyer selects merchandise for order, places order, and stays involved in inventory distribution. Reviews success of previous orders to determine extent to which inventory should be replenished. Being a Merchandise Buyer researches new trends or advances in product lines to make appropriate buying decisions. May require a bachelor's degree in area of specialty. Additionally, Merchandise Buyer typically reports to a supervisor or manager. To be a Merchandise Buyer typically requires 4 to 7 years of related experience. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project. Work is generally independent and collaborative in nature. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
MANAGEMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
The position of Buyer performs purchasing activities that ensure efficient and accurate inventory levels of materials, equipment, and supplies necessary for all departments in the effective management of the cooperative.
JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
KNOWLEDGE
☒ Accounting: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and RUS accounting.
☒ Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
☒ Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
☒ Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
☒ Purchasing & Inventory: Knowledge of purchasing, accounting, and inventory control including planning material requirements, preparation of quotation requests, evaluation of quotations, and researching source/problems of supply and product lines.
☒ Spreadsheets: Knowledge of spreadsheets and how to use them to calculate, manipulate, and present data and format them for formal presentations.
☒ Warehousing: Knowledge of the tools, equipment, supplies, hardware, and apparatus required for electric distribution and transmission construction, maintenance and service; understanding of inventory control and storage principles.
SKILLS
☒ Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
☒ Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
☒ Adaptability: Changing course of action or approach in order to suit a new situation or expectation or work through challenging issues.
☒ Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
☒ Computer Skills (MS Office): Proficient in the use of common types of software in the MS Office Suite, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
☒ Computer Skills (Specific to DEMCO): Please list other computer applications specific to DEMCO that are required as a minimum:
· Enterprise Software System
☒ Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
☒ Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
☒ Interpersonal: Qualities and behaviors used to communicate, collaborate, and build relationships successfully with others.
☒ Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
☒ Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
☒ Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
☒ Planning & Organization: Planning, prioritizing, and achieving work goals and assignments by working in an organized, efficient, and productive manner.
☒ Presentation: Delivering clear and effective presentations to individuals or groups through use of various presentation materials.
☒ Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
☒ Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
☒ Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
☒ Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
☒ Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
ABILITIES
☒ Composure: The ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure.
☒ Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
☒ Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
☒ Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
☒ Managing Priorities & Deadlines: Taking control of multiple tasks, managing time to meet approaching project due dates, handling unexpected or difficult situations, and dealing with pressure and stress.
☒ Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
☒ Memorization: The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
☒ Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
☒ Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
☒ Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
☒ Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
☒ Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
☒ Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
☒ Speed of Closure: The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
☒ Strategic Thinking: Mental or thinking process applied through the generation and application of unique business insights and opportunities intended to achieve success or create competitive advantage for the organization.
☒ Team Oriented – The ability to work collaboratively and build strategic relations with colleagues, coworkers, constituents and volunteers.
☒ Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
☒ Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
☒ Finger Movements: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
☒ Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
☒ Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
☒ Repetitive motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
☒ Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
VISUAL ACUITY
☒ The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
☒ None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work.)
Disclaimer: The above statements do not constitute an employment contract; employment is at-will. This job description is not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. The duties and responsibilities can be expanded by management as necessary.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $65,000.00 per year
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Work Location: In person
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