Buyer

Job Summary

Provide core management in the procurement of various commodities to achieve budget objects, supplier diversity and on-time delivery.

Support Supply Chain leaders, Strategic Category Manager(s), buyers and a predetermined business unit to achieve total cost management.

Key Accountabilities

• Leads company procurement processes to ensure quality, cost effectiveness, and delivery from Company's supplier business partners.
• Represents the company in supplier relationships which include negotiations, commercial terms and conditions, and contract administration where deemed appropriate by leadership.
• Maximizes assets and specific inventory investments to balance business unit needs with total cost management.
• Provide support with reviewing and analyzing inventory levels.
• Provides mentoring and direction to procurement staff to implement buying plans and achieve goals.
• Provides day-to-day procurement operations to meet our business unit partners' requirements; prepares recommendations and secures necessary approvals; maintains intimate knowledge of contracts; issues change orders.
• Supports strategies and establishes contracts as defined by respective Strategic Category Managers and cross functional teams.
• Responsible for writing contracts and negotiates terms and conditions, as appropriate.
• Evaluates total cost of ownership, not just acquisition costs, and trains users as necessary.
• Interfaces with contract administrator, Legal and / or Risk Management to assure compliance with terms and conditions, as specified in contracts.
• Responds to emergency and urgent orders; performs expediting functions, as needed.
• Works with BU / Suppliers / AP to facilitate invoice resolution and dispute resolution.
• Supports SCM goals and measurements; and understands and complies with all SCM corporate policies and procedures.
• Understands and supports the SPM processes and goals

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

Other Qualifications

Preferred

Other Requirements

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities, and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.