Brookwoods Group is partnering with a leader in sustainable technologies to fill a Buyer 1 position. Our client is a leading provider of equipment, systems, disinfection and filtration solutions for water and wastewater treatment.
The Buyer will be responsible for purchasing medium volume and low to mid-level dollar value goods and services used throughout the organization. You will be responsible for ensuring the product line(s) shipment, inventory and profit goals are met monthly. You should be financially responsible, detail-oriented and ready to pitch in on projects as needed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identifies and purchases readily available goods and services related to assigned product lines to meet the organization's needs using Material Requirements
- Planning (MRP) in SAP.
- Good attention to detail to ensure all purchase orders are accurate.
- Excellent math skills to ensure all calculations are correct and avoid any unforeseen losses for the company.
- Negotiation skills to work with suppliers and make better opportunities for the company.
- Frequent interaction with the Senior Buyer, Materials Manager, and Accounting.
- Strong interpersonal skills in working with team members, internal customers, and suppliers
- Work with operations scheduling to ensure items needed for production are in stock or will arrive before they are needed.
- Selects and recommends suppliers. Establishes and maintains ongoing relationships with suppliers to enhance the buying process.
- Generates bids, negotiates prices, places orders, and arranges deliveries according to the requested deadlines and timetables.
- Contact vendors to expedite delivery of purchases, correct invoice errors, negotiate scrap credits and adjustments, and obtain satisfactory arrangements.
Tracks purchase orders, ensuring the ERP system (SAP) has the most updated delivery date information.
- Track current inventory, order points, order quantities, and cost within and maintain updating the data points within the ERP system (SAP).
- Maintains current knowledge of assigned commodities. Investigates/forecast needs and gather data regarding assigned purchasing areas.
- This position requires the individual to talk on the phone, face to face, use TEAMS interaction, and use the computer or do other activities normal to an office environment.
- Understands and adheres to all company health and safety procedures relating to essential job functions and performs other tasks that may be assigned.
MUST HAVE WITHOUT EXCEPTION:
- Must have a bachelor's degree in business, economics or related field
- Must have 2 - 4 years of buying experience
- Must have 2+ years of SAP experience
- Must be prepared to demonstrate your expertise in negotiating cost, terms and conditions
- Must have strong written and oral communication skills
- Must have excellent computer skills, MRP/ERP, MS Office
Preferred but not required:
- American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) certification
Details:
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US without employer assistance
- The position is in Sugar Land, TX. local candidates only, there is NO relocation assistance. This is an onsite position Mon - Fri 7 - 4
- Drug screening will be required prior to and potentially RDT during employment
- Base compensation is dependent on year of experience
- We invite you to apply and use reference number R2502534
