Procurement Specialist/ Buying vehicles at salvage yard

PYP; Fayetteville (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

PYP in Fayetteville, Georgia is looking for a team member to handle a variety of procurement duties. This role requires a high school diploma and over 1 year of experience in acquiring vehicles from salvage yards. Responsibilities include purchasing vehicles, communicating with vendors, and ensuring customer service levels are met. Ideal candidates should possess great customer service skills and be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel. The position involves working outdoors and lifting up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in buying automotive vehicles at salvage yards.
• College coursework preferred.
• Automotive background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Purchase incoming vehicles from vendors utilizing established procedures.
• Communicate with vendors to purchase vehicles following inspections.
• Work with customers to achieve set service levels.

Skills

Great customer service skills

Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Word

Intermediate skill level in Excel

Education

High School graduate or G.E.D. equivalent

Job description

Description

Summary: Responsible for a variety of procurement and vendor-related duties to support the Procurement team.

Essential Job Duties

• Work at store level to purchase incoming vehicles from vendors utilizing established check in procedures
• Ability to work alone and accomplish set goals as defined by management.
• Facilitate communication with vendors to purchase vehicles following inspections and following set guidelines for pricing.
• Ability to work with all types of customers and achieve set customer service levels.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Not responsible for supervising employees.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

Education & Experience (Level of education AND years of experience are required):

• High School graduate or G.E.D. equivalent required.
• 1+ years of experience in buying automotive vehicles at salvage yards. NOT BUYING VEHICLES AT AUCTIONS. NOT THAT TYPE OF POSITION.

Preferred Qualifications

• College coursework preferred.
• Automotive background preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Great customer service skills are a must.
• Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Word & Excel.
• Frequent use of electronic mail, word processing, data entry, spreadsheets, graphics, etc. Ability to create, maintain, and incorporate functions into documents, spreadsheets, databases.
• Basic messages communicated orally. May write brief messages and keep simple records. May explain and offer guidance on routine procedures.
• Problems encountered are routine, somewhat repetitive, and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures.
• Decisions generally affect own job or assigned functional area.
• Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.

Essential Physical Demands/Work Environment (i.e. lifting demands, travel requirements, etc.)

• Work is primarily outdoors in the elements
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.