Buyer

Responsibilities

• Purchase all incoming merchandise.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels in all warehouse locations.
• Maintain stable supply, take necessary actions to prevent stock out or expedite deliveries.
• This includes anticipating demand and working with sales.
• Place, reschedule or cancel orders.
• Issue stocking and special purchase orders as required and ensure correctness on orders for all branches.
• Negotiate better pricing, freight terms and return material terms.
• Manage supplier price, delivery and quality expectations and escalate when appropriate.
• Oversee the buy-to-pay process that also includes assisting accounts payable in troubleshooting payment of invoices.
• Enforce suppliers’ compliance with invoicing policies and payment terms.
• Analyze sales results on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.
• Interact with suppliers with regard to assortment selection and promotion activities.
• Help to manage the inventory by doing stock balances, transfers, ordering, etc.
• Interact with inside and outside sales by answering questions/problems via phone and/or e-mail.
• Interact with vendors via phone or e-mail.
• Interact with the warehouses and vendors about shipping problems, overages, etc.
• Interact with marketing to produce monthly flyers by giving product feedback, promos, pricing, etc.
• Delegate price changes and other appropriate activities to the Purchasing Operations Team.
• Correspond with all departments and vendor partners as needed on the phone and via email.
• Prioritize and multi-task in all aspects of your day.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in related field preferred or equivalent in experience required in purchasing of finished goods.
• IT distribution experience is required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant and technical experience, preferably with significant exposure to IT, or relevant degree.
• Strong background in procurement, marketing, or sales.
• Strong analytical/data interpretation, problem solving, strategic influencing, and cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical/data interpretation, problem solving, strategic influencing, and cross-functional leadership.

Skills

• Strong analytical/data interpretation, problem solving, strategic influencing, and cross-functional leadership.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Competitive pay
• Excellent benefits package
• Paid time off to volunteer in the community

Pay

Competitive industry pay.

Schedule

Not specified.