Job Description

Buyer: Inventory and Material (Parts and Supply)

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with sales and warehouse personnel to determine incoming material requirements
• Requisitions materials and establishes delivery dates, completes necessary documentation.
• Review and verify material orders submitted; enter purchase orders into the system.
• Monitors availability of materials; ensures materials are received on established dates; tracks materials and follows up on overdue purchase orders and materials.
• Manage the returns to the supplier or the restocking of material
• Maximize cost and pricing efficiencies through active material sourcing and freight rate management
• Source, negotiate, and purchase office supplies and maintenance items as required/requested.
• Monitor and redistribute slow-moving and/or overstocked materials; allocate to obsolete inventory status or return to the vendor; complete necessary documentation and adjust inventory as required/requested.

Education and Qualifications:

• Minimum three (3) years of experience in an inventory control/purchasing environment, preferably with progressive levels of responsibility.
• Must have experience in plumbing, valves, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Solid organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize.
• High degree of accuracy with attention to detail
• Computer literate, good mathematical skills
• College Diploma in Inventory/Supply Chain Management or a related discipline
• A combination of education and experience

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