Buyer
Pay: $28.50 - $31.50/hr
Work Hours: 7-4pm or 8-5pm
Long Term Temporary Opportunity, possible temp to hire at a later date
After 90 days we can offer one-day per week remote work
Position Overview:
The Buyer is responsible for managing and procuring inventory and supplies across multiple locations. This role plays a crucial part in maintaining accurate purchasing records, coordinating with vendors, and supporting inventory audits to ensure seamless procurement operations.
The Buyer is responsible for managing and procuring inventory and supplies across multiple locations. This role plays a crucial part in maintaining accurate purchasing records, coordinating with vendors, and supporting inventory audits to ensure seamless procurement operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Inventory Management: Oversee procurement of inventory and supplies for multiple locations, ensuring optimal stock levels.
- Purchase Order Processing: Issue purchase orders to vendors, verify material details, delivery dates, and pricing for accuracy.
- Receiving & Oracle Coordination: Work closely with the receiving team to ensure accurate product receipt in Oracle.
- Vendor Relations: Process new vendor setup in Oracle, collaborate with vendors for price quotations and product availability, and resolve payment issues.
- Purchasing & Industry Analysis: Support purchasing management with price benchmarking, vendor management, process improvement, market research, and model building.
- Performance Monitoring: Manage aging purchase orders, review utilization, and establish KPI tracking for purchasing progress; and manager supplier score cards.
- Compliance & Continuous Improvement: Ensure adherence to purchasing policies, procedures, and processes while contributing to ongoing improvements in procurement operations.
- Other Duties: Execute additional responsibilities as required by the department.
Qualifications:
- 2-4 yrs experience in procurement, inventory management, or purchasing operations.
- Must have experience in Manufacturing
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail in verifying purchase orders and inventory accuracy.
- Proficiency in Oracle or similar inventory management systems.
- Strong time management skills; ability to meet critical deadline requirements.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills for vendor collaboration.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams; including remote locations
- Good excel knowledge (formulas, pivot tables, etc.)
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