Buyer/Purchasing 3 - (103582-1)
Morton, IL
12 months
Job Description
Summary: The main function of a buyer is to purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies or services necessary for the operation of an establishment. A typical buyer is responsible for buying goods and services for use by their company or organization. A purchasing agent is responsible for the purchase of machinery, equipment, parts, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment.
Job Responsibilities:
- Review and potentially optimize suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability and other relevant factors.
- Approve purchases of the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts.
- Approve purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services.
- Instruct staff on how to resolve problems related to undelivered goods.
- Instruct staff on methods of negotiation, renegotiation and administration of contracts with suppliers, vendors and other representatives.
- Confer with staff, users, and vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action.
- Evaluate and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and to determine need for changes.
- Manage just-in-time inventory.
Skills:
- Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, negotiation skills and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to analyze financial reports, price proposals and other technical data.
- Ability to accurately document and record customer/client information.
- Basic mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
- Ability to evaluate suppliers.
- Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to purchasing.
- Knowledge of supply chain management.
- Previous experience with computer applications, such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in finance or a related business field required.
- 5-7 years finance related experience required.
Additional Role Details:
- Retrieving data from IMMS data warehouse, supply and non- supply PO database. Extensive experience using Power BI and Tableau Dashboards. Interface with business owners and conduct market research to understand and rationalize the specifications and requirements for services being negotiated. Work with sourcing leaders and business partners to drive the development of negotiation strategies with selected suppliers. List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPM, APICS, CPIM, CIPS, ISM, CPA, CMA. College degree in supply chain management, business, or economics. Advanced Excel skills. Assisting with the tracking, auditing, and reporting of savings for the PMI Strategic Sourcing team and other PMI tracking tools. Assisting with data collection, quantification, and reporting for large scale PMI Strategic Sourcing initiatives. Strong analytical capabilities with experience in quantitative analysis via field of study or career path.
Position’s Contributions to Work Group:
- Support the Dealer Service Tool Procurement and Product teams with maintenance of parts and suppliers
- Quoting, price change, invoice discrepancies, Excel reports, high volume of emails, evaluating source changes, performing root cause corrective action of purchasing & supply chain issues, etc.
Reason/motivation for request:
- Backfill
Why Client? “Whether it be ground-breaking products, best in class solutions or a lifelong career, you can build what matters to you at Client. With 150 locations in countries around the world, what you create at Client travels and helps people around the world. You can collaborate with the best minds in the industry, complete meaningful work and continuously grow and develop through our various opportunities. Here, you can do the work that matters.”
Why this Role?
- A growing category with a lot of opportunities
- A chance to work for a fortune 100 company
- Learn from a talented team
- Challenging Projects
Typical task breakdown:
- Sending requests for quotations
- Executing price changes
- Resolving invoice price discrepancies
- Answering a variety of email requests
- Ad-Hoc reports
Interaction with team:
- Will directly support a Category Buyer & work cross-functionally with Dealer Service Tool Product Group, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, and Accounts Payable
Team Structure
- Senior Category Manager – Category Buyer – Purchasing Analyst
Work environment:
- Typical office environment of a big company
Education & Experience Required:
- Years of experience: 5-7 of purchasing experience
- Degree requirement: BS Degree
- Do you accept internships as job experience: Yes
- Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role: Junior Buyer, Sourcing Analyst, Purchasing Analyst, Supply Chain Analyst
Top 3 Skills
- Organization
- Detail Oriented
- Analytical
Additional Technical Skills
- Intermediate Excel/PowerPoint skills.
- Experience in Power BI/Tableau dashboards
- Data Analysis & Interpretation
- Reports, charts, and graphs
Soft Skills
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Presentations
- Self-motivated, organized and ability to prioritize workload w/little direction
- Team mindset
- Critical thinking
Disqualifiers/Red Flags/Overqualifications:
- No full-time experience in direct purchasing
Travel Requirement: No
Export Control Requirements: No
Ravi Teja
615-219-6196
ravi.teja@harveynash.com
