Buyer

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Buyer is responsible for purchasing materials, supplies, or equipment for a business. Their duties include negotiating deals with suppliers, researching possible item selections, and taking inventory of current products. 

KEY ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Deliver on customer needs 

• Identify cost reduction opportunities 

• Develop an effective and accurate system for monitoring purchase orders 

• Deliver a weekly purchase order report to managers that indicate the invoice number for all closed orders 

• Working within the management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned orders 

and report back ordered or missing products 

• Assisting the Supply Chain Manager with maintaining inventory levels and materials regularly 

• Effectively communicating with the management team to ensure all orders are accurate 

• Review and maintain reporting on delivery commitments 

• Prepare purchase orders and bid requests 

• Demonstrates all of the Flexan’ s corporate values: 

• We have an engaged culture 

• We embrace the rigor to be safety and quality driven in all we do 

• We embrace the choice to work here 

• We operate with transparency, ethics, and integrity 

• We consistently meet our expectations 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree  

• Able to work cross-culturally with colleagues and suppliers  

• Supply chain certification (CSCP, CPIM, CFPIM) 

• Ability to always maintain confidentiality and project a professional image 

• Excellent interpersonal skills with good relationship-building skills 

• Ability to lead projects and negotiate with cross-functional teams and multitask 

• Excellent oral, written, public relations, and marketing communications skills 

• Strong administrative and data management skills 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required 

• Experience in delivering competitive advantage to the business through the development and implementation of sourcing strategies for the spending category 

Physical Demands:  

• The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds  

• The employee is frequently required to sit for extensive periods. 

• The employee must have the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. 

Work Environment: 

• On occasion, the employee may be exposed to loud sounds and distracting noise levels, such as from office equipment. 

• On occasion, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts while in the warehouse