Buyer

CSS; Midlothian (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CSS in Midlothian is seeking a Buyer responsible for placing and authorizing purchase orders within assigned limits. You will expedite orders, track deliveries, and resolve shipping errors, while maintaining accurate records per guidelines.

Responsibilities include reviewing daily purchasing reports, maintaining inventory availability, and negotiating with suppliers to optimize costs and terms. Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field is required.
• 1 year of 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.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong computer skills including purchasing and inventory management systems.

Responsibilities

• Place and authorize purchase orders within assigned limits.
• Expedite orders and track deliveries; resolve shipping errors.
• Maintain accurate records following established guidelines.
• Review daily purchasing reports and system recommendations to determine quantities.
• Ensure electronic data interchange (EDI), automated stock replenishment, and order transmission to suppliers.
• Follow up with suppliers on order status and delivery; communicate information to impacted departments.
• Review supplier shipping error notices and take corrective actions.
• Assist in evaluating supplier performance regarding on-time delivery, fill rates, and costs.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Judgment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or related field

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