Buyer

Position Responsibilities

• Reviewing & maintaining inventory levels to ensure sufficient turns, ordering, and customer needs.
• Maintaining promotions, plans, and allowances in mainframe systems.
• Communicating with suppliers and carriers to arrange purchase orders (PO’s), track PO’s from order confirmation for the warehouse, and assist Accounts Payable with approval of bills.
• Identifying & creating solutions to a variety of inventory conditions.
• Building successful supplier relationships; growing a diverse array of items and suppliers.
• Managing financial performance of assigned categories and vendors.
• Collaborating with suppliers to develop and execute marketing programs.
• Developing and communicating specific performance metrics and goals relevant to each supplier.
• Providing category leadership to shape the product portfolio for our customers.
• Negotiating elements of assigned supplier relationships.
• Providing analysis and recommendations on relevant products.
• Monitoring new developments, trends, and market activity.
• Maintaining industry knowledge of Core-Mark and governmental rules.
• Preparing reports and records related to buying and inventory activities.

Required Qualifications

• Experience/training within the field.
• 2 or more years of combined buying, planning, sales, and allocation responsibilities.