Job Description
As a Buyer, you are responsible for placing and authorizing purchase orders within assigned limits. You will expedite orders, track deliveries, resolve shipping errors, and maintain accurate records following established guidelines.
Responsibilities:
Reviews daily purchasing reports and system recommendations and determines proper quantities and items to purchase and creates purchasing documents to send suppliers. Maintains inventory availability while minimizing working capital investment. Tactical execution of stock replenishment, special order (SO), and drop ship (DS) buying where assigned while making buying decisions based on most economical method with respect to quantities, order minimums or prepaid terms and mode of transportation. Guarantees accurate purchase order quantities, costs, notes and terms compliance. Ensures electronic data interchange (EDI), automated stock replenishment (ASR/VMI), emailed and faxed orders...