Buyer I

About the role

The Buyer is responsible for sourcing and procuring tubular steel products for pipe spooling.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and strengthen relationship with suppliers.
• Develop new supply sources when needed.
• Negotiate lower costs with vendors.
• Measure and track internal performance and responsible spend.
• Approve purchase orders and invoices based on approval levels.
• Ensure proper documentation is sent from the suppliers and that all purchasing activities adhere to established policies and procedures.
• Be aware of market forces, which have significant bearing on relevant negotiations or future purchases.
• Pursue cost reductions on a continuing basis.
• Work with vendors both on-site and off-site to maintain proper inventory levels, quality, and delivery for purchased items.
• Able to negotiate and maintain contract agreements for strategic commodities.

Requirements

• 1-2 years’ experience
• Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Works under immediate supervision. Primary job functions do not require exercising independent judgment.
• Reports to a supervisor or manager

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED): Preferred
• Buyer I: 1 to 2 years
• Buyer II: 2 to 5 years
• Buyer III: Minimum of 8 years

Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Assertiveness
• Autonomy
• Tactful
• Relationship Building
• Initiative
• Judgment

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Not specified

WHO WE ARE

United Weld Holdings family of companies include Epic Piping and BendTec. Epic Piping is one of the largest privately owned and the fastest-growing pipe fabrication firms in the world leveraging master distribution lines of business to drive a vertically integrated supply chain and serve large-scale, global capital projects. BendTec, founded in 1916, is a union steel fabrication and induction bending business specializing in the fabrication of pipng assemblies and the production of pipe bends for pipelines and steam electric power generating plants.