Buyer Position
Monday thru Friday/In Office
Salary: $60k to $70k
General Summary
Responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient operations in the Purchasing Division. Follows all operating procedures, safety regulations, and policies and procedures set forth by the company in addition to all local, state and federal employment laws.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Issuing POs & Purchase orders for Raw Material, Packing Material, Services, Supplies etc. as requested by inventory planner, production, or various departments, including for RCAN
• Maintain current prices for all items you purchase
• Maintain supplier relationship and manage supplier visits
• Follow up for timely delivery of all open POs.
• Manage import clearance, and delivery for all incoming material
• Manage all export shipment, including filing 7553
• Review and approve all custom invoices, and incoming freight invoices
• Review proper receipt (GRN by warehouse) for all incoming shipments
• Review AP and ensure timely payment of vendor invoices
• Create and maintain vendor master records and documents as needed
• Maintain updated purchase price for all items in consultation with Global Procurement Manager
• Ensure compliance with new vendor setup and take authorization prior to purchasing from a new vendor; working with various departments as required.
• Maintain updated purchase price for all items in consultation with Global Procurement Manager
• Ensure compliance with new vendor setup and take authorization prior to purchasing from a new vendor; working with various departments as required.
• Prepare purchase related reports and analyze data as needed by the CEO
Skills Required:
• SAP learning of above tasks
• Negotiation for prices and terms
• Analysis and decision making to ensure timely delivery of orders
Job Specifications
• Minimum of 1 year experience in manufacturing and/or production preferred
• Experience with program/system planning, staff development, statistical reporting/analysis and cost/benefit analysis required.
• Must have experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Work requires excellent written, verbal and group presentation communication skills.
• Work requires the ability to type accurately and efficiently from rough draft and machine transcriptions or personal dictation, involving standard business vocabulary or limited range of specialized, recurrent terminology, using common word processing programs.
• Work requires the ability to organize materials, set priorities and provide feedback and follow-up.
• Work requires the ability necessary to analyze moderately complex administrative reports.
Work Conditions
• Work requires ability to work for sustained periods of time maintaining concentrated attention to detail.
• General sedentary work but may require standing, walking or stooping.
• Work may require, on occasion, the need to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
• Work may require the use of tools or equipment, which requires a high degree of dexterity.
• Work may require the use of close, distance, color and peripheral vision. It may also require depth perception as well as the ability to adjust focus.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. These statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
Goals and Objectives (KRA’s) for 2015: (to be discussed)
• 100% On time ordering and receiving of ALL material purchased
• Maintaining at least 2 approved vendors for all recurring purchases of $10,000 or more per year
• Receiving samples, documents and all other product related information from vendors in ≤3 working days from date of request
• Keeping annual price increase <2% for all recurring purchases. Any increase over 2% MUST be substantiated with relevant market data supporting increase and approval MUST be sought by the CEO
