Buyer

CSS; Miamisburg (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

CSS is seeking a Buyer to place and authorize purchase orders within assigned limits, expedite orders, track deliveries, and maintain records per guidelines. The role covers daily purchasing reviews, supplier coordination, and stock replenishment.

Responsibilities include managing EDI/ASR/VMI, ensuring on-time delivery, and negotiating returns on excess/inactive materials. Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree in Supply Chain or related field is required.
• 1 year of purchasing experience in a supply chain environment is required.
• Knowledge of purchasing, inventory concepts, practices and procedures.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills.
• Familiarity with purchasing/inventory systems and reports.

Responsibilities

• Reviews daily purchasing reports and system recommendations to determine quantities and items to purchase.
• Creates purchasing documents to send suppliers.
• Maintains inventory availability while minimizing working capital.
• Tactical stock replenishment, SO, and DS buying as assigned.
• Ensures accurate PO quantities, costs, notes and terms.
• Manages EDI/ASR/VMI, emailed and faxed orders to suppliers.
• Follows up on order status and communicates delivery information to affected departments.
• Negotiates with suppliers for returns on excess and inactive material.
• Assists managers with evaluating supplier performance.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Communication

Vendor management

Procurement systems

Inventory management

Judgment ability

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain

Job description

As a Buyer, you areresponsible for placing and authorizing purchase orders within assigned limits. You will expediteorders, trackdeliveries, resolveshipping errors, and maintainaccurate 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 andcommunicates 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 fieldrequired
• 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-solvingskills
• 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