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Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
This is a 3-6 month temp assignment, not intended to be temp to hire, Onsite in person position, cannot be done remotely.
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Position Summary:
Encon's Buyers are responsible for purchasing products, goods and materials (stock and/or non-stock) that meet the organization's standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply. A Buyer may be procuring product in support of a Encon Safety Products distribution center, warehouse, an assigned client, and/or an assigned vendor.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
* Perform procurement activities to ensure the organization's current and anticipated demand for products and materials (stock and non-stock) are met and in alignment with Vallen's purchasing strategies.
* Review and approve assigned inventory forecasts produced by the GAINS application.
* Review and approve daily replenishment recommendations produced by the GAINS application.
* Assess existing orders to determine action for expediting or de-expediting for optimal delivery.
* Place purchase requisitions and vendor orders.
* Monitor the quality and timeliness of products and materials supplied; may coordinate the return of damaged goods and/or replacement items.
* Negotiate and coordinate vendor returns for aging, expired, or excess inventory; coordinate other liquidation activities as required.
* Follow-up on the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery; and communicate status of orders with internal and/or external customers.
* Communicates with vendors to resolve problems with timeliness and product quality.
* Maintain and cultivate relationships with one or more suppliers, vendors, internal or external customers.
* Research and resolve account payables nonconformance with suppliers.
Job Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., Business, Finance, etc.) or equivalent experience. 1+ years of experience in the field of Procurement preferred. CPM certification preferred. Other relevant experience includes:
* Excellent customer service.
* Computer skills and aptitude to learn Encon's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Inventory Management applications; GAINS experience preferred.
* Mathematical aptitude for basic calculations.
* Self-starter with the ability to work independently.
* Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
* Demonstrated strong attention to detail, organizational and execution skills.
* Proficiency with MS-Office products.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Work Environment & Physical Demands
* Long periods of time working on a computer and performing key-boarding activities.
* While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to talk and hear. The associate frequently is required to sit. The associate is occasionally required to stand and walk. The associate may be required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
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