Buyer

CSS; Warrendale (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

CSS is seeking a Buyer to place and authorize purchase orders within limits, expedite orders, and track deliveries. You will maintain records and follow guidelines while minimizing working capital and ensuring availability.

Responsibilities include reviewing reports to determine quantities, executing replenishment and special orders, and coordinating with suppliers to meet on-time delivery and cost targets. Strong communication and negotiation are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field required.
• 1 year of purchasing experience in a supply chain environment.
• Knowledge of purchasing and inventory concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong negotiation skills and analytical abilities.
• Ability to exercise judgment and knowledge of industry suppliers

Responsibilities

• Place and authorize purchase orders within assigned limits and expedite orders.
• Track deliveries, resolve shipping errors, and maintain accurate records.
• Review reports to determine quantities and items to purchase and create purchase documents.
• Maintain inventory availability while minimizing working capital.
• Execute stock replenishment, special orders, and drop ship buying as assigned.
• Ensure EDI and automated stock replenishment reach suppliers and communicate status.
• Negotiate with suppliers to improve terms and manage returns on excess inventory.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Negotiation

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Judgment

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