Purchasing Buyer

Responsibilities

• Receive requisitions: analyze for quality, specification, delivery and general completeness.
• Develop competitive sources, seek pricing and delivery, select supplier and place order.
• Conduct quarterly reviews of supplier/subcontractor on-time and quality performance to support ENF supplier performance rating policy requirements.
• Communicate effectively and professionally and establish solid business relationships with suppliers and co-workers.
• Review orders for completeness, accuracy and compliance with ENF policies and procedures and ensure all purchasing procedures and guidelines are followed.
• Interview MRO suppliers and evaluate their products and capabilities as a supplier to ENF.
• Demonstrate continual effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround time, reduce inventories, streamline work processes and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality internal customer service.
• Research and follow-up on questionable invoices and packing slips when assistance is requested by Accounting Department.
• Communicate any supplier MRO order discrepancies and work to resolve with necessary parties.
• Work to quickly resolve all supplier problems, control further processing and delivery of nonconforming product until the deficiency is corrected.
• Performs other duties as deemed necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably Business Administration, OR 10 years purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills.
• Excellent analytical, organizational and negotiating skills.
• Must be a results oriented “self-starter.”
• Must be well organized and detail oriented.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Equal Opportunity Employer-minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity