Senior Buyer

SPATCO Energy Solutions; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

SPATCO Energy Solutions is seeking a Purchasing Agent to support the Purchasing Manager with ordering stock and nonstock parts, expediting back orders, and maintaining vendor and product information. The role involves researching products, creating purchase orders, processing requisitions, and ensuring timely delivery while aligning with inventory goals across branches and central warehouse.

You'll set authorization levels for central warehouse, branches, and trucks inventory, coordinate with

Qualifications

• Two years' experience as a buyer or equivalent.
• Typing skills with accuracy and purchasing regulations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with sales reps and staff.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines in a detailed, organized manner.
• Experience with Word, Excel, Outlook.
• SAP experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Research products and analyze alternative product lines to increase profitability.
• Assist Purchasing Manager with inventories audits for branches.
• Process requisitions, clarify specifications, and create purchase orders.
• Follow up on back orders, expedite deliveries, and communicate delivery dates to the department.
• Research and select vendors, evaluate vendor performance, and utilize different sources.
• Maintain up-to-date pricing and vendor files; notify sales force of pricing updates.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Tools

SAP

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

The Purchasing Agent, under supervision of the Purchasing Manager, is responsible for placing orders, expediting back orders for stock and nonstock equipment/parts. They are responsible for ordering stock and nonstock products. This includes processing requisitions, researching products, clarifying specifications, creating purchase orders, following up on back orders, selecting vendors, maintaining up-to-date product information files, assisting with setting authorization levels for central warehouse, branches, and trucks inventory.

Job Duties:

• In this position you will research products and analyze alternative product lines to increase profitability while maintaining quality and submit alternative recommendations to the Purchasing Manager.
• You will also be responsible for assisting the Purchasing Manager with the auditing and processing of physical inventories for branches.
• You will work under the supervision of the Purchasing Manager and will operate standard office equipment.
• You will normally be the Purchasing Department, although he or she will periodically be in other departments such as the central warehouse to assist with vendor issues or discrepancies.
• Processes requisitions for supplies, researches products, clarifies specifications, and documents competitive bidding, create/document purchase orders.
• Follows up on back orders, expedites delivery of orders, and makes special arrangements for delivery; communications to the department the expected delivery date and maintain/update all existing orders with any revisions necessary.
• Researches and selects vendors in given circumstances, evaluates vendor performance, utilizes different vendor sources to fill orders as directed.
• Maintains an up-to-date filing system on pricing and vendors to ensure immediate and accurate access to information. Notifies and distributed pricing updates to sales force.
• Searches out alternate vendors or supplies during periods of shortages or stock outs.
• Setup and Maintain parts, parts descriptions and pricing in SAP.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two years' experience as a buyer or any combination of experience, education, or training that would provide the level of knowledge, skill, and ability required
• Knowledge of basic typing skills with emphasis on accuracy and legal aspects of purchasing
• Ability to communicate effectively with sales representatives and all personnel by telephone, in person, or through written communication; assimilate information and make decisions
• Ability to work under time constraints in a detailed, organized manner
• Experience with Word, Excel, Outlook required
• SAP experience is a plus