Buyer

Aston Carter • Morton, IL

1d • $22 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

This role provides a unique blend of transportation purchasing, tools and technology, and vision for the future. Responsibilities include assisting in the development and integration of transportation rate requests into our transportation sourcing platform. This role directly impacts our customer experience by helping to provide timely transportation of products.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Data Analysis.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• 2-4 years of experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or HS Diploma with 4+ years’ work experience in Transportation Procurement, supply chain, purchasing, analytics, or information systems.
• Internships are accepted as job experience.
• Relevant roles include Purchasing Analyst, Supply Chain Analyst, Transportation Analyst, Buyer.

Responsibilities

• Bid transactional transportation rate requests for Ocean freight.
• Integrate and automate spot bids into our Sourcing tool (Keelvar).
• Collaborate cross-functionally across transportation procurement, operations, IT, and suppliers.
• Contribute to sourcing automation development and implementation.
• Receive rate requests from internal customers.
• Submit rate requests to transportation carriers.
• Review and align on shipment awards.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees