Purchaser

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training: or equivalent combination of education and experience.
General business and/or technical degree preferred
Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Ability to lead teams and communicate with team members
Problem solving skills and ability to mitigate issues in collaborative ways
Ability to prioritize job duties and responsibilities and switch between tasks when the need arises.
Communicate efficiently verbally and through email.

Execute transactional requisition-to-order process efficiently and in accordance with procedures
Execute spot buys and tactical purchases for non-managed products; identify and select suppliers
Act as point of contact for Purchasing Manager and ROC Product Managers
Mitigate any conflicts between purchasers in team
Facilitate the exchange/communication with sourcing teams in other product lines
Collect and communicate relevant commercial terms, and share with Vendor Price Management Team to update vendor price management system (VPC)
Follow-up with requestor (specification, confirmation of demand)
Initiate inbound logistics (transfer to TMS) and build mixed and split truck loads
Request and monitor supplier confirmation for PO, follow-up on potential differences
Track PO status, react to delayed deliveries and try to minimize related risks/issues
Rescheduling of orders to meeting customer and/or warehouse needs, if needed
Solve issues related to invoice verification, returned goods and ship date upon request, working with suppliers and internal customers
Manage supplier relationships with non-managed suppliers and manage vendor complaints for all vendors
Identify updates to procedures and guidelines and recommend them to peer group.