Buyer

Bohn & Dawson Inc•Kirkwood, MO

49d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the general supervision of the Procurement Manager, this position is responsible for managing procurement. Procurement is defined as: Sourcing, negotiating and buying of goods, materials and services to meet the Company’s operational requirements. Position will purchase goods, materials and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.

Requirements

Previous experience of working in purchasing, preferably within a manufacturing environment
Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding and cost breakdown
Experience of working closely with suppliers and within cross-functional teams
Able to add value, reduce costs and input to business improvements components would be advantageous
Computer literate, with average Excel skills/abilities
Engages interest and participation of others and have a collaborative approach to working together
Proactively contributes to the team and shows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings
Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with staff, stakeholders and suppliers
Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills
Able to manage time effectively, prioritize tasks and achieve targets
Familiarity with an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system would be beneficial

Nice To Haves

Any combination of relevant business or manufacturing/engineering degree preferred or relevant years of experience

Responsibilities

Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations
Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities
Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization
Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities
Prepare reports and updates as and when required
Review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements
Adhere to any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, staff and visitors
Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement
Prepare and raise purchase orders and order schedules
Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications
Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships
Conduct research for new components and suppliers
Support Quality in compiling data relating to supplier performance to enable evaluation
Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues
Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
Backup to Customer Service and Sub-Contractor Support
Download customer purchase orders from customer’s websites and update ERP system.
Assist customer service with order entry
Process E.D.I transfers regarding customer invoices
Assist with month end closing duties to ensure proper cutoff of customer invoicing.