Merchandise Buyer jobs in Lees Summit, MO
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)
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Buyer
- Mosaic
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Saint Joseph, MO
FULL_TIME
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Mosaic Life Care is a health care system in northwest Missouri. With a vision of transforming community health by being a life-care innovator, Mosaic places the holistic needs of patients first by providing the right care at the right time and place, offering high value and quality health care.
Mosaic has a wide array of benefits to meet each employee’s individual needs. Our benefits were designed by listening to people just like you. Mosaic also offers several perks with a focus on ensuring our employees feel valued, including concierge services, employee lounge, wellness programs, free covered parking, free on-site and virtual health clinics and many more. When paired with compensation and recognition, it is what continues to make us the employer of choice for employees at any stage of their journey.
Details- Buyer
- GI Center
- Full Time Status
- Day Shift
- Pay: $18.46 - $26.77 / hour
Summary- The Buyer works under the supervision of the Director of Supply Chain Operations to create and issue purchase orders for the procurement of non-medical, routine, special supplies, and equipment for Mosaic Life Care. Individual collaborates with departments, peers and assigned suppliers to maintain the desired flow of supplies to the entire system while representing Supply Chain as the customer service contact for Mosaic system users regarding procurement operations. This role expeditiously resolves procurement related inquiries, challenges, or issues in a customer service centric manner ensuring an overall positive experience. In a proactive manor, they are responsible for expediting supply orders based on demand while working with sourcing to find substitutions as needed keeping logistic costs down and quality high. They are responsible for reviewing requisition batches for compliance to Mosaic standards, investigating inconsistencies, and authorizing release of orders to suppliers as required. Additionally, the Buyer teams up with accounting to address cost errors, review invoices, and bridges the relationship between AP and Supply Chain.
Duties- Acts as an official Purchasing agent for Mosaic Life Care, issue purchase orders, and work with suppliers to secure required supplies and services.
- Processes and expedites requisitions for stock and special items, services, returns and repairs. This includes determining priority status, supplier choice, confirming prices and availability, lead times, authorizing substitutes, ensuring order documentation and determining shipping procedures (FedEx, UPS, etc.) to meet organizational needs.
- Works with customers to determine product needs, supply sources and obtain samples. Informs a customer of situations that may affect the flow of supplies, new products, new methods, and suggests alternative to achieve cost containment.
- Responsible for resolving shipping and invoicing discrepancies. Initiates follow-up and tracks backorders. Works with shippers and sales representatives on supplier’s performance and issues concerning meeting of commitments, quality, pricing, etc. to promote timely completion of purchasing cycle.
- Coordinates with department peers to manage suppliers focusing on performance, quality, cost, communication and issues as needed.
- Collaborates with AP to ensure invoices are paid within defined, negotiated terms.
- Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships and technical skills.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications- All required education is a minimum requirement. Higher levels of education are acceptable. High School Diploma required. Bachelor's Degree in
Business, Law, Finance, or Equivalent preferred.
- 3 years of ILO bachelor's degree, individual must have 3 years Purchasing experience is required.
1 Year Purchasing experience in a health care setting is preferred.
3 Years Knowledge of Supply Chain concepts and related best practices is required.
- 2 Days Ago
Buyer
- JIM FALK MOTORS
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Clinton, MO
FULL_TIME
- Help us source and purchase great vehicles for sale from car owners all across the United States!! If you are a motivated self starter with great customer service skills - APPLY today! We will train t...
- 5 Days Ago
Buyer
- Sika Corporation
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Grandview, MO
FULL_TIME
- Join Sika, a global company established in 1910. Sika is a leading supplier of specialty chemical products and industrial materials serving construction and industrial markets. With subsidiaries in 10...
- 2 Months Ago
Senior Buyer
- UltraSource LLC
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KCMO, MO
FULL_TIME
- Join our team as a Senior Buyer in an organization where helping customers is its number one goal, we want to hear from you. Since our founding in 1883, UltraSource has served the processing and packa...
- 24 Days Ago
Distribution Buyer
- Austin Hardware & Supply Company
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Summit, MO
FULL_TIME
- Join Our Team as a Quality and Standards Buyer - Enhance Excellence and Precision! Are you ready to take on a pivotal role that drives quality, standards, and excellence within our organization? We're...
- 13 Days Ago
Merchandise Rep
- Signature Retail Services, Inc.
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Kansas, MO
FULL_TIME
- Are you looking for a way to earn consistent additional income? If you're looking for an exciting opportunity where you can showcase your creativity and organizational skills, then look no further! We...
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Store Manager
- Tractor Supply Company
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Olathe, KS
- Overall Job Summary The Manager Trainee is responsible for learning the duties of the Store Manager position and develop...
- 5/1/2024 12:00:00 AM
Retail Store Associates and Stockers - 5264
- Big Lots
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Lees Summit, MO
- Ready to join our BIG family? Text "BIG LOTS" to 97211 to schedule an interview. When you join our team, you'll enjoy ex...
- 5/1/2024 12:00:00 AM
Shift Lead
- WALGREENS
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Lees Summit, MO
- Opens and closes the store in the absence of store management, including all required systems start-ups, required cash h...
- 5/1/2024 12:00:00 AM
Full-Time Assistant Store Manager - Daily Thread - Lee's Summit
- NYC Alliance
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Lees Summit, MO
- The Assistant Store Manager plays a pivotal role in driving sales and fostering a delightful customer experience within ...
- 4/30/2024 12:00:00 AM
Assistant Buyer
- Enerfab
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Lees Summit, MO
- Title: Assistant Buyer Location: Lee's Summit, MO Reports to: Purchasing Manager Summary of Duties: The Assistant Buyer’...
- 4/29/2024 12:00:00 AM
Retail Salesperson
- Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
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Lees Summit, MO
- Company Overview Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO) is part of Bridgestone Americas and employs over 22,000 teammates ...
- 4/27/2024 12:00:00 AM
Bilingual Retail Store Associate Spanish
- Sherwin-Williams
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Lee's Summit, MO
- Store associates - $16.00 per hour work closely with wholesale and retail customers to determine their needs, answer the...
- 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM
Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight
- The Retail Odyssey Company
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Lees Summit, MO
- Join our team of Travel Retail Merchandisers! In this role, we handle product movement at retail. We display it, we move...
- 8/12/2023 12:00:00 AM
About Lees Summit, Missouri
Lee's Summit is a city located within the counties of Jackson (primarily) and Cass in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census its population was about 91,364, making it the sixth-largest city in both the state and in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
Lee's Summit is located at 38°55′21″N 94°22′27″W / 38.92250°N 94.37417°W / 38.92250; -94.37417 (38.922607, −94.374127). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 65.39 square miles (169.36 km2), of which 63.35 square miles (164.08 km2) is land and 2.04 square miles (5.28 km2) is water....
Source: Wikipedia (as of 04/11/2019). Read more from Wikipedia
Income Estimation for Merchandise Buyer jobs
$95,628 to $129,794
Lees Summit, Missouri area prices
were up 1.7% from a year ago
were up 1.7% from a year ago