Job: Buyer

Jobing Description

Buyer

Forth Smith, AR

3 Months

Maintain a constant flow of specific materials and supplies of adequate quality and on time into the plant, so as to ensure continuous production and maintain a constant dollar value in the Material Inventory.

Principal End Results:

Monitor and maintain material inventory levels to ensure adequate supplies for production as determined by production schedules and to ensure a constant dollar value in Material Inventory.

Accurately report received goods to ensure honest reflection of inventory levels and accounting statements.

Participate in projects designed to streamline the system and to educate people concerned with ordering and/or receiving raw materials.

Develop new and alternate sources for products, specifically those vendors who qualify as minority and small business disadvantaged vendors.

Nature and Scope:

The incumbent uses a basic knowledge of purchasing to exercise judgment on shipping, scheduling, and purchasing in order to achieve goals set by management. Supervision is provided for decisions involving choice of new vendors, selection of alternative materials, and changes in inventory levels.

The incumbent will work closely with all supervisors and examine all production orders to determine material requirements and collect feedback on quality of materials.

The Associate Buyer is also involved in purchasing new items or items for which new or alternate vendors are being sought. In these situations, the incumbent may take any of all of the following steps: gather possible vendors from various sources, submit requests for quotes to various vendors, analyze possible vendors through meetings with sales people, visits to vendor locations, product quality analyses, and/or conduct negotiations with desired vendors.

The incumbent will produce hard copies of plant purchase orders. He/she will also provide input to computer reports describing inventory and purchase activities to management.

The incumbent will serve as Receiving Supervisor, and as such, handles all Materials transactions (via the MAPICS systems), ensures that no orders are outstanding, and forwards orders to Accounts Payable to match with invoice before payment.

Typical project work for the incumbent involves reviewing current receiving procedures, streamlining the system, and educating people to work through Central Receiving.

Background/Skills:

This position requires skills associated with an Associate?s Degree and approximately 1-2 year?s experience in Inventory Management and Purchasing. A working knowledge of what materials are used in the industry is ideal. Candidates with a Bachelor?s Degree and no business experience will also be considered for entry-level positions. Basic computer skills are also preferred.