Buyer I

T.M. Cobb/Haley Bros. Inc. • Buena Park, CA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

A Buying Agent is a motivated, goal-driven, and team-oriented professional responsible for creating accurate purchase orders and supporting the Purchasing, Sales, and Logistics teams. This role involves working collaboratively across departments to ensure a seamless supply chain that meets production needs. Key responsibilities include buying and maintaining stock levels, analyzing forecasts, developing a deep understanding of product lines, creating and managing purchasing platforms for various products, and continuously seeking opportunities for process and cost improvements.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years work experience within Purchasing and/or Material Planning
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Detail oriented
• Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Knowledge of supply chain best practices and ability to monitor market trends
• Microsoft Teams experience is a plus

Nice To Haves

• Microsoft Teams experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Convert MRP (Buy Plan) signals into accurate purchase orders
• Issue POs, PO changes, confirmations, and validate acknowledgments and pricing
• Maintain accurate PO dates, quantities, and pricing
• Process daily order acknowledgments
• Follow up with suppliers on late orders and manage lead times.
• Monitor open PO report daily
• Ensure pricing is 100 percent accurate in all proper documents and system.
• Expedite critical materials to prevent stockouts
• Follow up on partial shipments
• Manage supplier communication for daily operational issues
• Schedule routine supplier updates
• Track deliveries and shipment status
• Communicate quality issues
• Resolve documentation issues (COOs, packing lists, invoices)
• Ensure great relationships with suppliers
• Monitor inbound schedules and identify shortages
• Escalate high-risk items to Purchasing Supervisor or Manager
• Manage reorder frequency and avoid overbuying
• Validate MRP (Buy Plan) recommendations
• Update packing quantities, case sizes, and costs
• Notify Supervisor of required lead-time or MOQ corrections
• Report system or Buy Plan issues impacting purchasing signals

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental Insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed