Buyer

What you will do

Responsibilities

• • Prepares and issues purchase orders for manager’s approval.
• • Purchases according to established company policies and procedures.
• • Maintains accurate purchasing records and expense reports.
• • Reviews and negotiates vendor prices.
• • Performs follow-up duties with vendors to assure on-time deliveries.
• • Uses OMS database reliably to record and document all purchasing activities including PO approvals, associated documents and drawings, vendor acknowledgment, and other applicable information.
• • Expedites purchase orders as necessary and ensures delivery of purchased items within the time needed.
• • Analyzes changes or new issues in materials and supply to reduce cost and/or improve quality.
• • Assists production and inventory managers and supervisors with urgent purchasing requests.
• • Resolves invoicing discrepancies when vendor invoice does not match purchase order.
• • Performs other tasks as needed or requested.
• • May perform up to 10% of time updating and following up on Appward help tickets as well as assisting with Appward integration efforts.

What helps you succeed

Requirements

• • 1 year working experience in purchasing or inventory control in a related industry where mechanical/electrical equipment and parts knowledge is required.
• • Typing speed of at least 40 wpm is essential.
• • Must be proficient at MS Outlook, Word and Excel.
• • Must be detail oriented and organized.
• • Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as negotiation skills are required.
• • Must be comfortable speaking with people on the phone.
• • Math skills – must be able to understand units of measurements and other basic math skills to properly analyze and compare prices.