Product Buyer

Nucor Corporation; South Carolina; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Benefits and incentives

Professional development

Job summary

Nucor Corporation in South Carolina is seeking a steel product buyer to coordinate procurement strategies for the division. You will purchase stock and non-stock steel building materials, place orders, and coordinate deliveries with mills.

You will build vendor relationships to drive cost performance, ensure on-time deliveries, manage inventory, and back up teammates while upholding strict safety standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of purchasing experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).
• Knowledge of purchasing and accounting practices.
• Strong commitment to safety in all job aspects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Negotiation skills are essential.
• Ability to manage multiple time-sensitive projects.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate procurement strategies for Nucor Buildings Group - South Carolina division.
• Purchase stock and non-stock steel building materials.
• Place purchase orders and coordinate deliveries with mills.
• Develop vendor relationships to drive financial success for the division.
• Ensure on-time deliveries and month-end input/reconciliation.
• Manage inventory and back up other purchasing teammates.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Time management

Safety compliance

Organizational skills

Vendor relations

Education

B.S./B.A. degree

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

Division: Nucor Building Systems South Carolina

Other Available Locations: N/A

Why Nucor?

When you join Nucor, America's largest steel manufacturer and recycler, you'll help create a variety of steel products that become so much more, for so many people. And you won't do it alone. Our supportive culture builds each other up, values family, relationships, and puts safety above anything else. With the freedom to take your ideas to the next level, there's no end to what you can achieve. This is your chance to build a lifelong career, give back to your community, make the world a better place - and BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER.

Job Security - Benefits - Bonus Programs

With performance-based compensation, profit sharing, and a no-layoff practice, we take care of our teammates who design, engineer, fabricate, and support the products that define our company.

About Us:

Nucor Buildings Group (NBG), a proud Nucor product group, is one of North America's largest and most experienced manufacturers of metal building systems. With multiple locations throughout the United States, NBG is proud to design world-class building solutions tailored to meet the needs of any market including commercial, industrial, agricultural, and institutional. Our brands include American Buildings, CBC Steel Buildings, Kirby Building Systems, and Nucor Building Systems.

NBG offers work/life balance and a variety of benefits and performance incentives. We take pride in connecting teammates to meaningful work and focus heavily on both personal and professional development. Whether your background is in engineering and design, information technology and software development, marketing, or sales, with Nucor Buildings Group you can go as far as your drive and ambition will take you.

Basic Job Functions:

The role of the steel product buyer is to coordinate, oversee, and execute the proper procurement strategies for Nucor Buildings Group - South Carolina. These strategies include purchasing stock and non-stock steel buildings material. Place purchase orders and coordinate deliveries between mills. Responsible for implementing effective processes and developing vendor relationships to drive financial success for the division. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to, coordinating on time deliveries, processing end-of-month input and reconciliation, inventory management and backing-up other purchasing teammates.

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2 years of purchasing experience.
• Applied knowledge and practice using Microsoft Office, Excel, and Word documents.
• Knowledge of general purchasing/accounting practices .
• Strong commitment to safety in all job aspects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in utilizing computer resources to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong ability to analyze and think strategically.
• Negotiation skills are a must.
• Focus on continuous improvement.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple time sensitive projects successfully.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 or 4 year B.S. or B.A. degree
• Familiar with Microsoft D365 software
• Knowledge of metal building fabrication

Must have supervisor and/or manager recommendation and must be able to perform all essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Nucor is an Equal OpportunityEmployer and a drug-free workplace