Buyer I - Integrated Supply
Vallen USA · Knoxville, IA · 1 mo ago
PurchasingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes "Why Join Our Team?" which is like a description. Could be "About the role" or maybe "Why Join Our Team?" but headings list includes "About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule". We should map content accordingly.
We have:
- Why Join Our Team? (intro about culture, inclusive, etc.) -> could be "About the role" or maybe we treat as "About the role". We'll put
About the role
with paragraphs. - Benefits: detailed list. SoBenefits
with- ... each benefit.
- Position Summary: description of role -> could be "About the role" as well, but we already used that. Maybe we combine intro and position summary under About the role. Or we could have separate sections: "About the role" (intro) and "Responsibilities" (essential duties). The headings list includes Responsibilities. So we can put essential duties under Responsibilities.
- Job Qualifications: could be "Qualifications" or "Requirements". We'll use Qualifications.
- Work Environment & Physical Demands: maybe part of Requirements? Could be under Requirements or maybe we omit if not listed. But we have headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We could put qualifications under Qualifications, and maybe skills under Skills (list of skills). The posting includes many skill-like items: Excellent customer service, Computer skills, Mathematical aptitude, Self-starter, Strong attention to detail, Proficiency with MS-Office, Strong verbal and written communication. Those could go under Skills.
- Requirements: maybe education and experience: High school diploma or equivalent, Bachelor's degree preferred, 1+ years experience, CPM certification preferred. Could be Requirements.
- Pay and Schedule: not mentioned, so omit.
- Benefits we have.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc.
We must remove boilerplate: "Stay up to date with Vallen, and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter." That's social media, maybe considered navigation? It's not essential; we can drop. Also "Equal Opportunity Employer ..." drop. Also "We accept applications on an ongoing basis" drop (application instructions). Also "Vallen complies with all minimum wage laws" maybe minor metadata; could be short p but it's not required; but we can drop as it's not substantive? It's a statement but maybe minor; we can drop.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to keep the benefits details, responsibilities, qualifications, etc.
Let's extract sections:
About the role (intro + position summary):
"Why Join Our Team? At Vallen, we embrace what makes us unique. We thrive on the diversity of our associates and the different ways each of us contributes to Vallen’s success. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive company that values the growth of our associates. When you join Vallen, you become part of our winning team. Our vast network of connections is here to help you transform your job into a career. Vallen is an industry leader in delivering flexible supply chain solutions while creating value for our customers, our supply partners, and our associates."
Then Position Summary: "Join our exciting & dedicated team at Vallen as an On-site Buyer. In this position, you will work at a customer location and will be responsible for providing exceptional service by purchasing products, goods, and materials (stock and/or non-stock, or stock buy) that meet the organization's standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply."
We can combine into one
About the role
with two paragraphs. Responsibilities: list of essential duties. We'll outputResponsibilities
- each duty.
We need to preserve all duties exactly as given, but we can trim minor punctuation? Keep substance.
List:
- Perform procurement activities to ensure the customer's current and anticipated demand for products and materials (stock and/or non-stock, or spot buy) are met and in alignment with Vallen's purchasing strategies.
- Review and approve assigned inventory forecasts produced by Vallen's inventory management or other Enterprise Resource Planning application.
- Review and approve daily replenishment recommendations produced by Vallen's inventory management or other Enterprise Resource Planning application.
- Assess existing orders to determine action for expediting or de-expediting for optimal delivery.
- Place purchase requisitions and vendor purchase orders.
- Research, assess, and make recommendations for vendors and/or specific items of request to ensure they that they comply with specifications and meet the customer's quality, pricing, and delivery standards.
- Monitor the quality and timeliness of products and materials supplied; may coordinate the return of damaged goods and/or replacement items.
- Negotiate and coordinate vendor returns for aging, expired, or excess inventory; coordinate other liquidation activities as required.
- Follow-up on the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery; and communicate status of orders with customers.
- Communicate with vendors to resolve problems with timeliness and product quality.
- Maintain and cultivate relationships with one or more suppliers, vendors, and assigned customers.
- Research and resolve account payables nonconformance with suppliers.
- Identify opportunities for and document customer cost savings.
- Produce customer KPI measurement data.
- Follow all Vallen and customer Standard Operating Procedures.
- Adhere to LEAN operating practices; ensure worksite is professional, clean and neat always.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
We need to ensure no duplication.
Qualifications: education/experience etc.
"High school diploma or equivalent. Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., Business, Finance, etc.) preferred. 1+ years of experience in the field of Procurement preferred. CPM certification preferred."
We could put as
Qualifications
- each.
Skills: list of skill items.
"Excellent customer service. Computer skills and aptitude to learn the various Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Inventory Management applications. Mathematical aptitude for basic calculations. Self-starter with the ability to work independently. Strong attention to detail and accuracy. Demonstrated strong attention to detail, organizational and execution skills. Proficiency with MS-Office products. Strong verbal and written communication skills."
We can combine similar items but keep substance.
We could output as
Skills
- each.
Benefits: we have a long list.
We need to format as
Benefits
- each benefit.
List:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance for Single, Employee + Spouse or Children, and Family Coverage
- 401(k) with discretionary company match of $0.50 on the $1.00 up to 6% of pay (U.S. positions only)
- Employer-paid Basic Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Dependents
- Employer-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Benefits and Parental Leave (and any leave required under federal, state, and local laws)
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick Days): 80–160 hours of vacation time based on seniority, accrued monthly and prorated from date of hire. 40–56 hours of sick time per year based on seniority and advanced upon hire.
- Paid Time Off (Holidays): 8 scheduled holidays plus 2 floating holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Resource Groups for networking and team building
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Safety shoe and safety glasses reimbursement (based on position)
- Employee discounts through BenefitHub
- Advancement opportunities
Note there is duplication: first two lines about Medical Dental Vision Insurance; we can combine? But we must preserve all substantive information; duplication may be okay but we could merge to avoid redundancy. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." If we merge, we might lose detail? The first line is generic; second line adds coverage types. We could keep both as separate items; it's fine.
We also have "Vallen complies with all minimum wage laws" - we could drop as minor metadata? It's not a benefit, but it's a statement about compliance. Could be placed in a short p under Qualifications? But it's not required; we can drop as it's not a core section. The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we could fold that into a short p maybe under Qualifications or About the role. But it's not really metadata about the job; it's a company policy. Safer to drop? It's substantive? It's a statement but not about the role. I'd drop. Also "Stay up to date with Vallen, and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter." drop. Also "Equal Opportunity Employer - Ethnically and Culturally Diverse/Females/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity" drop. Now produce HTML. We must not include or . Just fragment. Let's craft. We'll have:
About the role
Why Join Our Team? At Vallen, we embrace what makes us unique. We thrive on the diversity of our associates and the different ways each of us contributes to Vallen’s success. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive company that values the growth of our associates. When you join Vallen, you become part of our winning team. Our vast network of connections is here to help you transform your job into a career. Vallen is an industry leader in delivering flexible supply chain solutions while creating value for our customers, our supply partners, and our associates.
Join our exciting & dedicated team at Vallen as an On-site Buyer. In this position, you will work at a customer location and will be responsible for providing exceptional service by purchasing products, goods, and materials (stock and/or non-stock, or stock buy) that meet the organization's standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply.
Responsibilities
- Perform procurement activities to ensure the customer's current and anticipated demand for products and materials (stock and/or non-stock, or spot buy) are met and in alignment with Vallen's purchasing strategies.
- Review and approve assigned inventory forecasts produced by Vallen's inventory management or other Enterprise Resource Planning application.
- Review and approve daily replenishment recommendations produced by Vallen's inventory management or other Enterprise Resource Planning application.
- Assess existing orders to determine action for expediting or de-expediting for optimal delivery.
- Place purchase requisitions and vendor purchase orders.
- Research, assess, and make recommendations for vendors and/or specific items of request to ensure they that they comply with specifications and meet the customer's quality, pricing, and delivery standards.
- Monitor the quality and timeliness of products and materials supplied; may coordinate the return of damaged goods and/or replacement items.
- Negotiate and coordinate vendor returns for aging, expired, or excess inventory; coordinate other liquidation activities as required.
- Follow-up on the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery; and communicate status of orders with customers.
- Communicate with vendors to resolve problems with timeliness and product quality.
- Maintain and cultivate relationships with one or more suppliers, vendors, and assigned customers.
- Research and resolve account payables nonconformance with suppliers.
- Identify opportunities for and document customer cost savings.
- Produce customer KPI measurement data.
- Follow all Vallen and customer Standard Operating Procedures.
- Adhere to LEAN operating practices; ensure worksite is professional, clean and neat
- each benefit.
List:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance for Single, Employee + Spouse or Children, and Family Coverage
- 401(k) with discretionary company match of $0.50 on the $1.00 up to 6% of pay (U.S. positions only)
- Employer-paid Basic Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Dependents
- Employer-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Benefits and Parental Leave (and any leave required under federal, state, and local laws)
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick Days): 80–160 hours of vacation time based on seniority, accrued monthly and prorated from date of hire. 40–56 hours of sick time per year based on seniority and advanced upon hire.
- Paid Time Off (Holidays): 8 scheduled holidays plus 2 floating holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Resource Groups for networking and team building
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Safety shoe and safety glasses reimbursement (based on position)
- Employee discounts through BenefitHub
- Advancement opportunities
Note there is duplication: first two lines about Medical Dental Vision Insurance; we can combine? But we must preserve all substantive information; duplication may be okay but we could merge to avoid redundancy. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." If we merge, we might lose detail? The first line is generic; second line adds coverage types. We could keep both as separate items; it's fine.
We also have "Vallen complies with all minimum wage laws" - we could drop as minor metadata? It's not a benefit, but it's a statement about compliance. Could be placed in a short p under Qualifications? But it's not required; we can drop as it's not a core section. The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
- each.
Benefits: we have a long list.
We need to format as
- each.
Skills: list of skill items.
"Excellent customer service. Computer skills and aptitude to learn the various Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Inventory Management applications. Mathematical aptitude for basic calculations. Self-starter with the ability to work independently. Strong attention to detail and accuracy. Demonstrated strong attention to detail, organizational and execution skills. Proficiency with MS-Office products. Strong verbal and written communication skills."
We can combine similar items but keep substance.
We could output as
- each duty.
We need to preserve all duties exactly as given, but we can trim minor punctuation? Keep substance.
List:
- Perform procurement activities to ensure the customer's current and anticipated demand for products and materials (stock and/or non-stock, or spot buy) are met and in alignment with Vallen's purchasing strategies.
- Review and approve assigned inventory forecasts produced by Vallen's inventory management or other Enterprise Resource Planning application.
- Review and approve daily replenishment recommendations produced by Vallen's inventory management or other Enterprise Resource Planning application.
- Assess existing orders to determine action for expediting or de-expediting for optimal delivery.
- Place purchase requisitions and vendor purchase orders.
- Research, assess, and make recommendations for vendors and/or specific items of request to ensure they that they comply with specifications and meet the customer's quality, pricing, and delivery standards.
- Monitor the quality and timeliness of products and materials supplied; may coordinate the return of damaged goods and/or replacement items.
- Negotiate and coordinate vendor returns for aging, expired, or excess inventory; coordinate other liquidation activities as required.
- Follow-up on the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery; and communicate status of orders with customers.
- Communicate with vendors to resolve problems with timeliness and product quality.
- Maintain and cultivate relationships with one or more suppliers, vendors, and assigned customers.
- Research and resolve account payables nonconformance with suppliers.
- Identify opportunities for and document customer cost savings.
- Produce customer KPI measurement data.
- Follow all Vallen and customer Standard Operating Procedures.
- Adhere to LEAN operating practices; ensure worksite is professional, clean and neat always.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
We need to ensure no duplication.
Qualifications: education/experience etc.
"High school diploma or equivalent. Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., Business, Finance, etc.) preferred. 1+ years of experience in the field of Procurement preferred. CPM certification preferred."
We could put as