Buyer I - Integrated Supply

Vallen USA; Uniondale (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Vallen USA as an On-site Buyer in Uniondale, NY. The role involves performing procurement activities and ensuring the quality and timeliness of supplies for the customer. Responsibilities include vendor assessment, placing purchase orders, and maintaining supplier relationships.

Candidate should have a relevant high school diploma, with a preferred Bachelor’s degree and 1+ years in procurement. The position offers a chance to work in a dynamic environment with a focus on customer service.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in procurement preferred.
• CPM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform procurement activities to ensure demand for products is met.
• Research and assess vendors to comply with specifications.
• Monitor quality and timeliness of products supplied.
• Negotiate and coordinate vendor returns.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers and customers.
• Produce customer KPI measurement data.
• Adhere to LEAN operating practices.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Computer skills and aptitude to learn ERP and inventory management applications

Mathematical aptitude for basic calculations

Self-starter with the ability to work independently

Strong attention to detail and accuracy

Proficiency with MS-Office products

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Business, Finance)

Job description

Join our exciting & dedicated team at Vallen as an On‑site Buyer. In this position, you will work at a customer location and will be responsible for providing exceptional service by purchasing products, goods, and materials that meet the organization's standards of price, quality, timing and reliability of supply.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform procurement activities to ensure the customer's current and anticipated demand for products and materials are met and aligned with Vallen's purchasing strategies.
  • Review and approve assigned inventory forecasts produced by Vallen's inventory management or other ERP application.
  • Review and approve daily replenishment recommendations produced by Vallen's inventory management or other ERP application.
  • Assess existing orders to determine action for expediting or de‑expediting for optimal delivery.
  • Place purchase requisitions and vendor purchase orders.
• Research, assess, and make recommendations for vendors and/or specific items of request to ensure they comply with specifications and meet the customer's quality, pricing, and delivery standards.
• Monitor the quality and timeliness of products and materials supplied; may coordinate the return of damaged goods and/or replacement items.
• Negotiate and coordinate vendor returns for aging, expired, or excess inventory; coordinate other liquidation activities as required.
• Follow‑up on the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery and communicate status of orders with customers.
• Communicate with vendors to resolve problems with timeliness and product quality.
• Maintain and cultivate relationships with one or more suppliers, vendors, and assigned customers.
• Research and resolve account payables nonconformance with suppliers.
• Identify opportunities for and document customer cost savings.
• Produce customer KPI measurement data.
• Follow all Vallen and customer Standard Operating Procedures.
• Adhere to LEAN operating practices; ensure worksite is professional, clean and neat always.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent. Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Business, Finance, etc.) preferred.
• 1+ years of experience in procurement preferred.
• CPM certification preferred.
• Excellent customer service.
• Computer skills and aptitude to learn ERP and inventory management applications.
• Mathematical aptitude for basic calculations.
• Self‑starter with the ability to work independently.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency with MS‑Office products.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Long periods of time working on a computer and performing repetitive key‑boarding activities.
• Work may be in a manufacturing environment and could have exposure to dirt, smoke, heat, cold, etc.
• Safety protection may be required while in the customer's facility (hand, foot, eye or other as dictated by the customer's safety protocols).
• Overtime hours may be required with little advance notice.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, frequently sit, occasionally stand and walk, and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, ability to adjust focus, and may require the ability to distinguish color.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethnically and culturally diverse/females/veterans/disabled/sexual orientation/gender identity.