Metals Recycling Buyer II

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 - 3 years of relevant experience with 1 year experience directly related to buying and selling scrap.
• Knowledge of sources and grades of raw materials.
• Some knowledge of transportation issues and scrap yard operations.

Responsibilities

• Recruit new supply sources for scrap in the local regional market.
• Primarily responsible for the procurement of scrap metals.
• Maintain effective business relationships with current supplier base and seek out new sources of scrap.
• Support commercial practices based on established policies to ensure fair, ethical and productive relationships with suppliers.
• Stay abreast of current market trends and competitive situations/practices in order to meet the needs of the operations supplied.
• Provide information to management and Transportation to help develop cost avoidance and savings opportunities in the purchase, transportation and processing of scrap.
• Serve as liaison between plant management and scrap suppliers.
• Review scrap order shipment status weekly and make necessary adjustments to insure timely receipt of goods purchased and proper order application.
• Resolve discrepancies primarily pertaining to grading, weight settlement, order application, and other disputes with vendors and Operations personnel.
• May be required to educate and communicate specifications, commercial terms-and-conditions and safety and environmental compliance requirements to shippers and plant personnel.
• Maintain computer literacy in procurement systems, with proficiency in company scrap information systems and other business applications.