Buyer II

Buyer II

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree is preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• At least 1 year of related experience
• APICS or equivalent certification preferred
• Developing understanding of the product life cycle and underlying business planning requirements
• Understands how role impacts the department and the organization and make system configuration recommendations to improve processes based on this understanding
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Good organization skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Solid Customer Relations skills
• Inventory analysis proficiency; good analytical, mathematical and problem solving skills
• Proficient in standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Good knowledge of SAP or other advanced planning system Technology
• Knowledge of Supply Chain Management, purchasing, inventory planning

Responsibilities

• Maintain appropriate inventory levels using MRP and reorder point planning
• Manage the purchasing cycle, including converting requisitions to purchase order, PO follow up, material receipt, and invoice reconciliation
• Assist in developing and maintains supplier relationships
• Identify and resolve supply issues
• Expedite critical orders
• Resolve invoice discrepancies, including pricing, unit of measure, and receiving discrepancies
• Validate and meet the monthly inventory days of supply by product code and facilitates the reduction of excess inventory
• Responsible for the key metrics of network and facing fill rates, days of supply and inventory versus plan
• Assists in coordination with Sourcing, Demand Planning, Deployment Planning, and Material Master in planning executable inventory levels

Preferred Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree is preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• APICS or equivalent certification preferred