Buyer I

EPIC Piping; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

United Weld Holdings is seeking a Buyer Level I to join our Procurement team. You will source and procure tubular steel products for pipe spooling, maintain supplier relationships, and pursue cost reductions while ensuring compliance with policies.

You will work under supervision and advance to higher levels with experience. The role requires 1–2 years of buying experience, strong negotiation skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of purchasing experience.
• Familiar with supplier negotiations and evaluating quotes.
• Ability to follow established guidelines under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Source and procure tubular steel products for pipe spooling.
• Maintain supplier relationships and develop new sources.
• Negotiate costs with vendors and evaluate quotes.
• Approve purchase orders and invoices per approval levels.
• Ensure documentation and policies are followed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Assertiveness

Autonomy

Tactful

Relationship building

Initiative

Judgment

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

United Weld Holdings has an exciting opportunity available for a Buyer -Level I, to be an integral part of our Procurement team. The Buyer is responsible for sourcing and procuring tubular steel products for pipe spooling.

What You'll Do

• Maintain and strengthen relationship with suppliers.
• Develop new supply sources when needed.
• Negotiate lower costs with vendors.
• Measure and track internal performance and responsible spend.
• Approve purchase orders and invoices based on approval levels.
• Ensure proper documentation is sent from the suppliers and that all purchasing activities adhere to established policies and procedures.
• Be aware of market forces, which have significant bearing on relevant negotiations or future purchases.
• Pursue cost reductions on a continuing basis.
• Work with vendors both on-site and off-site to maintain proper inventory levels, quality, and delivery for purchased items.
• Ability to negotiate and maintain contract agreements for strategic commodities.

POSITION LEVELS

Buyer i

• Responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors.
• Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers.
• 1-2 years’ experience
• Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Works under immediate supervision. Primary job functions do not require exercising independent judgment.
• Reports to a supervisor or manager

Buyer Ii

• Responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors.
• Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers.
• 2-5 years of experience.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals to perform a variety of tasks.
• Works under general supervision. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required.
• Reports to a supervisor or manager

Buyer Iii

• Responsible for purchasing and negotiating major materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors.
• Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers.
• May require a bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of experience.
• Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Performs a variety of tasks. Leads and directs the work of a procurement department and of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Reports to a head of a unit/department

What You’ll Need

• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• -Assertiveness - Ability to act in a self-confident manner to facilitate completion of a work assignment or to defend a position or idea.
• Autonomy - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Tactful - Ability to show consideration for and maintain good relations with others.
• Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.

Education

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED): Preferred

Experience

• Buyer I: 1 to 2 years
• Buyer II: 2 to 5 years
• Buyer III: Minimum of 8 years

Computer Skills

• Advance knowledge of Microsoft excel and intermediate knowledge of full Microsoft Office Suite.

Other Requirements

• Knowledge of contracts and materials

Who We Are

United Weld Holdings family of companies include Epic Piping and BendTec. Epic Piping is one of the largest privately owned and the fastest-growing pipe fabrication firms in the world leveraging master distribution lines of business to drive a vertically integrated supply chain and serve large-scale, global capital projects.

BendTec, founded in 1916, is a union steel fabrication and induction bending business specializing in the fabrication of pipng assemblies and the production of pipe bends for pipelines and steam electric power generating plants.