Buyer

Talentify; Ashland (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify is seeking a Buyer to manage purchase orders, expedite orders, and track deliveries within established guidelines. The role focuses on maintaining inventory availability while controlling working capital and ensuring accurate order documentation.

Responsibilities include reviewing reports, creating supplier documents, and negotiating terms. Strong communication, analytical, and negotiation skills are essential for success in this procurement role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field.
• 1 year purchasing experience in a supply chain environment.
• Knowledge of purchasing and inventory concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of business performance measures.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review daily purchasing reports and determine quantities to purchase and create purchasing documents to send suppliers.
• Maintain inventory availability while minimizing working capital.
• Execute stock replenishment, special orders (SO), and drop ship (DS) buying as assigned; decide based on cost effectiveness and terms.
• Guarantee accurate PO quantities, costs, notes, and terms compliance.
• Ensure EDI, ASR/VMI, emailed and faxed orders reach suppliers.
• Follow up with suppliers on order status and delivery; communicate information to affected departments.
• Review supplier shipping error notices and take appropriate actions.
• Review quarterly excess/inactive inventory and negotiate returns with suppliers.
• Assist managers in evaluating supplier performance on on-time delivery, fill rates, and costs.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Judgment

Industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

As a Buyer, you are responsible for placing and authorizing purchase orders within assigned limits. You will expedite orders, track deliveries, resolve shipping errors, and maintain accurate records following established guidelines.

Responsibilities:

• Reviews daily purchasing reports and system recommendations and determines proper quantities and items to purchase and creates purchasing documents to send suppliers.
• Maintains inventory availability while minimizing working capital investment.
• Tactical execution of stock replenishment, special order (SO), and drop ship (DS) buying where assigned while making buying decisions based on most economical method with respect to quantities, order minimums or prepaid terms and mode of transportation.
• Guarantees accurate purchase order quantities, costs, notes and terms compliance.
• Ensures electronic data interchange (EDI), automated stock replenishment (ASR/VMI), emailed and faxed orders reach suppliers.
• Follows up with suppliers concerning order status and delivery and communicates delivery information to impacted departments.
• Reviews daily supplier shipping error notices and takes appropriate action.
• Reviews quarterly excess and inactive inventory reports and negotiates with suppliers to obtain return goods authorizations on excess and inactive material.
• Assists managers with evaluating supplier performance related to on-time delivery, fill rates, shipping errors, transfer cost improvements, branch support, and other measures.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ Degree in Supply Chain or related field required
• 1 year of experience required of purchasing within supply chain environment
• Knowledge of purchasing and inventory concepts, practices, and procedures
• Knowledge of business performance measures
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong computer skills, including purchasing and inventory management systems, programs and reports
• Ability to exercise judgment
• Knowledge of industry including suppliers, customers, and competitors