Chemicals Buyer

Incora; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 Paid Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays

FlexTime policy for full-time

80 hours Exempt Sick time

2 weeks parental leave

PerkSpot employee discount

Group Life Insurance (1x salary)

401K with company match

Job summary

Incora is seeking a Chemical Buyer to manage complex chemical purchasing for our high-volume clients. The role requires market awareness, sourcing strategy development, and close collaboration with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure on-time delivery and value.

You will mentor junior buyers, resolve complex service issues, and drive continuous improvement in supplier performance while upholding Incora values of Courage, Collaboration, Commitment and Community.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal, written communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to interact professionally across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to read and comprehend technical specifications and requirements.
• Experience with MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Willingness to travel (minimal).

Responsibilities

• Organize and monitor complex chemical purchasing for high-volume clients.
• Stay updated on market trends, sourcing strategies, and vendor contracts.
• Identify alternate chemical sources to drive cost, quality, and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess supplier performance.
• Review requisitions for accuracy and resolve issues with other departments.
• Train junior buyers and mentor during training period.
• Obtain competitive quotes, evaluate sources, and recommend awards.
• Ensure on-time deliveries and expedite Open POs as needed.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day supply chain activities.
• Administer customer contract requirements and ensure supplier compliance.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Customer service

MS Office

Excel

Supplier liaison

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree (related field)

Tools

Copilot/AI tools

Database systems

Report writing software

Job description

Job Description

Our Incora Story is really taking off - we'd love you to join us for the journey.

We are currently seeking an exceptional customer service professional to join us as a Chemical Buyer

The Chemicals Buyer position is an intermediary to advanced purchasing role. This position is responsible for purchasing on behalf of our complex and higher volume customers. This position also requires managing price, lead time logistics and on-time delivery of products. This individual is expected to implement their past procurement experience, sound business acumen, customer care, and communication skills. This role requires going beyond procurement with vertical dimensions, to include direct contact with customers, suppliers and several different departmental employees. The Chemicals Buyer II must provide excellent customer service support, resolve complex client issues and improve client satisfaction in a timely manner.

Most importantly you will be passionate about our Incora Values and exceeding customer expectations.

Courage Take ownership for issues and problems.

Collaboration Share knowledge and experience with others

Commitment - Focus on ensuring internal and external customer expectations is met in a timely way.

Community - We value our world and everyone who shares it.

About Role:

• Organize and monitor complex chemical purchasing activities for our high volume clients.
• Remain up to date on market trends on the assigned categories, including sourcing strategy, establishing vendor relationships and contract negotiations.
• Identify alternate sources of chemical supply not currently utilized, qualify and introduce to the business in order to drive cost, quality, responsiveness and improved reliability.
• Responsible for regular interaction with cross functional teams within the company to gain input and assess the performance of suppliers in terms of delivered cost, quality, service and innovation.
• Review incoming requisitions for accuracy and completeness; resolve any problems on the requisitions with the appropriate department.
• Train Junior Buyers and act as a mentor during their training period.
• Contact chemical suppliers to obtain competitive price, determine availability, terms, and delivery schedule regarding specific requisitions; evaluate quotes from various sources and recommend awards.
• Execute duties with responsiveness, accuracy, and meet or exceed the defined performance metrics.
• Work with suppliers in support of all procurement efforts, delivery, and/or quality, including
• Act as a focal point for the resolution of procurement discrepancies by communicating with Customers and suppliers, interfacing with multiple business and computer systems; and initiating actions related to invoices and payments, receiving quantities and schedules, inspections and rejections and other related issues
• Resolve complex customer services issues, concerns and escalates issues as needed.
• Initiate and elevate critical material expedite of Open POs to ensure on-time deliveries.
• Primary point of contact for day-to-day supply chain service activities to internal employees and high-volume clients.
• Administer Customer Contract Requirements specific to the Chemical Procurement services contracted and ensure supplier compliance with site and client requirements.

About You:

• High School Diploma or GED, with five years of relative industry experience is required; Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) credential, is preferred, OR;
• Bachelor's degree in related field AND one to two years of buying experience; and/or any equivalent combination of experience and/or education

Experience

• Two to four years of experience working in purchasing, supply chain or banking industry preferred but not required
• Previous experience resolving high level customer service issues

Qualificatio ns

• Strong verbal, written communication and presentation skills, with emphasis in Quality and Customer Service
• Positive attitude and ability to function as a team player.
• Ability to interact professionally across all levels of the organization
• Ability to obtain a technical acumen for reading and comprehending technical specifications and requirements
• Ability to be detailed oriented and perform basic research
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to deal tactfully, confidently and ethically with both internal and external customers
• Strong follow-through and perseverance to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to learn and gain knowledge of the integrated database systems and report writing software; as well as Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word and Excel, as needed
• Ability to travel is required (minimal)
• Strong working Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) Is essential, alongside experience using Copilot or other AI tools to enhance productivity.

Very importantly we want to be with you to help your career take off and become part of the Incora Story.

What Incora can offer you:

• We want you to share in the success of Incora, so every employee is eligible for one of our incentive's programs.
• Incora offers 8 Paid Holidays with 2 additional Floating Holidays for all Full-Time employees..
• Full-Time Exempt employees are part of Incora's FlexTime policy, as well as 80 hours of Exempt Sick time.
• Family friendly policies such as 2 weeks paid parental leave.
• We believe every little help by offering a generous discount portal only available to Incora employees vis Perkspot.
• Employers paid Group Life Insurance at 1x salary, STD, and LTD.
• Incora offers a 401K plan with company match.

So, if you feel you have all of this, and want to be part of developing the Incora Story

"Incora" is an operating name used by several related companies, including but not limited toHaas Group International,LLC;PattonairUSA,Inc.;and Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.Each of these companiesis an Equal Opportunity Employer and doesnot discriminateon the basis ofrace, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, weare committed