Buyer Summary
Buyer Job Opening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The market leader in indirect materials in North America is seeking a Buyer in greater Philadelphia to work on a client job site. This company is offering exciting job opportunities with competitive compensation and wonderful job growth potential. Buyers with previous procurement and sourcing job experience would be ideal and would benefit greatly from this Philadelphia, Pennsylvania job. This greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based company seeks positive and motivated individuals to join their principled and friendly company.
Philadelphia Buyer Overview:
The company have over 200 customer sites across North America while being primarily based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, working to supply indirect materials for clients. The Buyer will report directly to the Site Manager and work with the procurement team to perform job functions.
Philadelphia Buyer Job Opening
- The Buyer will perform all MRO sourcing transactions to make certain that the correct amount of materials are ordered and delivered through the site’ procurement system.
- Process and expedite orders to ensure that they are delivered effectively and on time.
- The Buyer will utilize problem solving techniques to resolve any problems that arise with delivery, pricing or other common problems with orders.
- Work with clients to establish and foster strong partnerships.
- The Buyer will always maintain an open line with the client and keep control of all purchasing at the Philadelphia site.
- Obey all company safety regulations and procedures always and go to all required training sessions.
- Identify cost saving opportunities by finding new manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors.
- The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Buyer will find and convey opportunities for customers to lower costs.
- Manage OEM commercialization opportunities from presenting the opportunity to the client, through negotiation and approval of terms.
- Upkeep a database of vendors and identify local vendors.
- The Buyer will utilize SOS 2001 or other CMMS purchasing system to create purchase orders from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania site.
- Run reports on the procurement costs and other related functions.
- The Buyer will partner with the site manage to improve processes, quality of services, and documentation of work.
- Ensure that minimum and maximum inventory levels are not violated.
Buyer (Philadelphia Area) Job Requirements:
- A four year degree from a college or university is required for this job.
- APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management Program graduates are preferred.
- Past job experience working in MRO purchasing.
- An understanding of common MRO materials.
- Comfortable working on a computer with Windows Operating System, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, etc.), and experience with SOS 2011 or the demonstrated ability to learn it, as well as client CMMS.
- A job history of developing, enacting, and performing strategic sourcing initiatives.
- The ability to perform physical tasks such as standing and walking often, carrying and lifting 40 pounds without assistance from others.
- Tolerance of warm and cold temperatures as well as wet and dry climates.
- Tolerance of exposure to safe amounts of dust, chemicals, and mineral fibers.
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