Buyer

Anord Mardix; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Anord Mardix, a leader in critical power solutions, seeks a Buyer Direct to coordinate procurement activities in Richmond, Virginia. This role involves maintaining supplier relations, managing inventory, and ensuring timely procurement of materials.

The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of procurement experience and familiarity with ERP tools. Anord Mardix promotes a diverse workforce, emphasizing merit and qualifications in the hiring process.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of procurement experience required.
• Ability to work with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in data entry and spreadsheet management.

Responsibilities

• Maintain relationships with suppliers and manage orders.
• Track shipments and check inventory levels.
• Approve invoices and conduct quarterly supplier reviews.

Skills

Procurement experience

Communication skills

Data entry

ERP software

Microsoft Excel

English language knowledge

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Anord Mardix, a Flex company, is a global leader in critical power solutions. With facilities around the globe, Anord Mardix leads in critical power infrastructure, supporting a myriad of industries, from financial institutions to data centres. At Anord Mardix, we welcome people of all backgrounds. We develop skill sets, encourage curiosity, and enable empowerment – we turn jobs into careers. If this sounds interesting, we’d like to meet you.

The “Buyer Direct” will be based in Henrico, VA, reporting to Purchasing Manager Direct. This role will be coordinating activities involved with procuring direct materials, components and equipment.

What a typical day looks like:

• Maintaining relations with the suppliers.
• Placing orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production.
• Receiving and handling the confirmations.
• Checking the purchase orders and modifying them according to the changes in the production plan with the help of the Shortage List and the Open Purchase Order List.
• Tracking shipments, urging them if needed.
• Regular, weekly check of the stocks, avoiding overstock.
• Minimizing the risk of obsolescence with the help of the weekly check of the obsolete report.
• Correspondence with the freight forwarders, warehouses, and in case organizing the transportation.
• Dealing with claims, settling debit and credit issues.
• Filing and recording all necessary documents.
• Checking the inventory of critical materials (personally if needed) according to the Shortage List.
• Getting in touch with the right warehouse personnel and having the discrepancy modified if there is any inventory discrepancies.
• Handling purchasing data privacy.
• Assuring all active components according to production needs, in time, for the accord price in the request.
• Reviews requisitions and MRP output.
• Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.
• Orders, reschedules and cancels material based on requisitions and MRP output.
• Maintains procurement records such as items purchased, costs, delivery and inventories.
• Manages supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate.
• Approves invoices for payment.
• Investigation inventory levels.
• Monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle.
• Conducts quarterly supplier reviews.
• Maintains procurement records, reports and metrics.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of procurement experience.
• Use of the following tools may be required: Working usage of Word, Excel and Power Point, English language knowledge, data entry, ten-key, spreadsheet (PC), ERP software.

Anord Mardix is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the recruitment process. Please advise us of any accommodations you may need by e-mailing: [e-mail].