Buyer I

Franke Group; Smyrna (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k match

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Job summary

The Franke Group is seeking a Purchaser to manage supplier relationships, evaluate quotes, and ensure on-time delivery for the company’s kitchen facilities and services. In this role you will analyze demand planning and MRPs, negotiate terms, and coordinate with Receiving and Accounting to resolve discrepancies.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s Degree and at least 3 years of related experience; strong Excel and ERP skills are a must.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 3 years related experience in purchasing/procurement.
• Experience negotiating with suppliers and managing vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier relationships with domestic and international vendors.
• Review quotes and determine best suppliers.
• Ensure on-time delivery and expedite orders as needed.
• Resolve receiving/invoice discrepancies with suppliers and accounting.
• Issue purchase orders and maintain ETA data in the system.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities to align with customer needs.

Skills

Vendor Negotiation

MRP

Demand Planning

Excel

Order Processing

Inventory Systems

Communication Skills

Analytical Thinking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

ERP Software

MRP Systems

Excel

Job description

About Franke

We, the Franke company with its three divisions, are a world's leading supplier of products and services for domestic kitchens, the professional foodservice systems and the convenience store sector as well as for professional coffee making. With around 60 companies, we are at home on five continents. Over 8,000 employees constantly take on new perspectives to identify opportunities and turn them into inspiring, innovative solutions for tomorrow’s demands.

The Franke Foodservice Systems division is a world-leading supplier of kitchen facilities, equipment and supplies solutions. As a full system manufacturer, distributor and program management partner, we supply global chains in the quick-service restaurant, convenience store and supermarket segments, helping to manage unit growth and upgrade their facilities.

About The Job

Responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors for the company. Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers.

Your tasks

• May manage new and existing supplier relationships with a supply base that includes both domestic and international suppliers.
• Review, analyze and decide correct quantities of product to purchases by running both MRP and Demand Planning modules; also requires ensuring quantities to buy align with strategic direction.
• Investigates and solves problems resulting from quality and specification issues and from inbound/outbound shipping damages.
• May initiate RFPs and negotiates contracts tied to pricing and terms and conditions.
• Ensure on time delivery of needed products/services including expediting purchase orders when needed.
• Investigate and resolve receiving and invoice discrepancies with suppliers, coordinating with Receiving and Accounting teams.
• Issue Purchase Orders to suppliers and maintaining ETA’s in system.
• May manage communication of quarterly supplier scorecards tied to performance measurements.
• Consults suppliers and trade catalogs to obtain prices and availability.
• Coordinates internal cross-functional activities to ensure product availability aligns with customer needs
• Pulls, processes and/or reviews daily reports as necessary.
• Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected for decision making, working with very minimal supervision.
• Reliable attendance is a must.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Customer Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Intermediate Language Skills - Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Intermediate Math Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• High Reasoning Ability - Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Computer Skills - (Word, Excel, Order processing and inventory systems)
• Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 3 years related experience;
• or equivalent combination of education, training and experience

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Does not supervise staff

What we offer you

• Comprehensive benefits package (Health, Vision, Dental, and More) starting day 1
• Free life insurance
• 401k match up to 4%
• Paid time off and 11 holidays.

Contact details

For more information see: www.franke.com

Important information for all executive search companies, headhunters and HR consultants

The Franke Group does not accept unsolicited support from headhunters and personnel consultants for our career opportunities. Any CV/resume vitae submitted to Franke or its employees by external recruitment agencies without a valid written recruitment agreement related to the position in question shall be deemed the sole property of our company. In the event that a candidate presented by an agency is hired in our company and there is no prior agreement, no fee will be paid.