Buyer - Supply Chain

Mrs. Clark's Foods•Ankeny, IA

About The Position

The Supply Chain Buyer will be responsible for coordinating purchasing activities for the company demonstrating efforts to sustain and enhance Mrs. Clark's Foods’ position as a supplier of choice within our designated categories. The successful individual will be responsible for sourcing equipment, goods and services and managing vendors. This position reports to the Operations Support Manager, Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Requirements

Ability to professionally and effectively communicate with suppliers and customers via phone, email, and in person
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Strong attention to detail
College Degree in Supply Chain Management OR equivalent experience
Computer Literate

Responsibilities

Verifies terminology and specifications of purchase requests
Searches inventory records and reports to determine if material on hand is in sufficient quantity
Contacts suppliers to obtain prices and specifications
Verifies specifications for products to be ordered
Meets with suppliers
Must be able to perform strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better pricing, and find more profitable suppliers
Creates purchase orders
Confers with suppliers concerning late deliveries
Compares prices, specifications, and delivery dates to bidders or places orders with suppliers
Verifies bills from suppliers with bids and purchase orders