Buyer

American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 49,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Assurant is seeking a Buyer in Irving, TX to negotiate, process, and manage purchase orders and requisitions, ensuring accurate records in Oracle/MyBuy and collaborating with internal teams.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's in Business or Finance, 3+ years in buying/procurement, and strong Excel/data analysis skills to support inventory planning and supplier management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Business or Finance.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, reporting, and data analysis.
• Experience investigating and resolving transactional discrepancies within ERP systems.
• Ability to conduct RFP projects and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Process and manage purchase orders, requisitions, and receiving transactions in support of business operations.
• Resolve purchase order, receipt, invoice, credit, and inventory discrepancies through coordination with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Manage RMA processing and reconciliation activities within Oracle to ensure accurate order and inventory records.
• Maintain and distribute open order, backorder, and operational reports to support inventory planning, business performance, and customer commitments.
• Partner with Order Management, Customer Service, Accounts Payable, Logistics, and suppliers to resolve escalations and support daily operations.
• Support inbound inventory transactions, device order processing, and fulfillment activities.
• Execute expedited and standard purchase order requests in accordance with established service-level expectations.
• Provide operational support during periods of increased demand, business-critical events, and emergency procurement situations, including limited after-hours support when required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance procurement efficiency, inventory accuracy, reporting, and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Advanced Excel & data analysis

Attention to detail

Collaboration skills

Verbal & written communication

Problem solving & initiative

Telephone & interpersonal skills

RFP processes

Adaptability & responsiveness

Education

Bachelor degree in Business or Finance

Tools

Oracle/MyBuy

ERP systems

Microsoft Word

Job description

The Buyer negotiates the purchase of equipment, supplies and services within authorized limits. The Buyer processes purchase requisitions and purchase orders using system software and leads customer focused special projects. The Buyer must also be familiar with purchasing contract terms, RFP process and bid analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and manage purchase orders, requisitions, and receiving transactions in support of business operations.
• Resolve purchase order, receipt, invoice, credit, and inventory discrepancies through coordination with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Manage RMA processing and reconciliation activities within Oracle to ensure accurate order and inventory records.
• Maintain and distribute open order, backorder, and operational reports to support inventory planning, business performance, and customer commitments.
• Partner with Order Management, Customer Service, Accounts Payable, Logistics, and suppliers to resolve escalations and support daily operations.
• Support inbound inventory transactions, device order processing, and fulfillment activities.
• Execute expedited and standard purchase order requests in accordance with established service-level expectations.
• Provide operational support during periods of increased demand, business-critical events, and emergency procurement situations, including limited after-hours support when required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance procurement efficiency, inventory accuracy, reporting, and customer satisfaction.
• Remote support process for PO’s to be created and placed over the weekend on an emergency basis.
• Staffed for normal weekly/monthly cyclicality (daily orders from DC90 and Apple into inventory).
• Expedite PO placement within 1 hour.
• Standard PO placement within 6 hours.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Business or Finance
• Minimum of 3 years buying and procurement related experience
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, reporting, and data analysis.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to reconcile purchase orders, receipts, invoices, credits, and inventory transactions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Procurement, Operations, Customer Service, Accounts Payable, Order Management, Logistics, and external suppliers.
• Experience investigating and resolving transactional discrepancies within ERP systems.
• Ability to support critical business operations that may require urgent response and expedited procurement activities.
• Ability to positively adjust to changing daily demands and work volumes required.
• Effective verbal and written skills with mid to upper-level management required.
• Above-average telephone and interpersonal skills required.
• Above-average judgment, initiative, problem solving, collaboration and teamwork skills required.
• Ability to conduct Request for Proposal (RFP) projects.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of purchasing terms, concepts, processes and procedures.
• Oracle/MyBuy system experience

Other Requirements

• Ability to positively adjust to changing daily demands and work volumes required.
• Effective verbal and written skills with mid to upper-level management required.
• Above-average telephone and interpersonal skills required.
• Above-average judgment, initiative, problem solving, collaboration and teamwork skills required.

Pay Range: $49,300.00 - $81,300.00 Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.

If there is no posting end date listed then this is a pipeline requisition, and we will continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis.

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