Buyer
About The Position
At Republic & T.F. Ehrhart, it’s our greatest Joy to take care of our customers and our team. Our third-generation business has grown to be a leading wholesale distributor of electrical energy management, heating, air conditioning, hydronic and sign support systems. Through our winning culture and one growing team working together to serve our customers; Republic and T.F. Ehrhart teams deliver the best products to our customers in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri. If you’re looking for a company that has a strong and colorful history, allows you to focus on your family and find purpose in what you do every day, join our team today and start building your career with an industry leader. We have an immediate opening for a Buyer at our Davenport, IA location. This position will provide support to many operational areas of the business and will be part of the purchasing group. This position assists branch locations with purchasing requests, inventory issues, warranties and more. This is a full-time position and consists of a Monday – Friday schedule.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
- 1-3 years of experience in purchasing, supply chain or similar role
- Any ERP experience a plus
- Advanced Microsoft Excel experience required
- Strong ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent problem solving abilities
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in distribution or adjacent industry preferred
Responsibilities
- Use our ERP system, Cloud Suite Distribution (CSD), in order to efficiently perform purchasing tasks such as enter purchase orders, track order status, investigate inventory discrepancies, update cycle counts, etc
- Place purchase orders with suppliers based on a number of factors including but not limited to: product usage, system requirements, review of inventory levels, customer feedback, and employee feedback
- Perform data analysis on new products, slow moving products, and product data integrity
- Prepare cost changes, price increases, and product files for upload to Republic’s ERP system
- Monitor and process purchase order acknowledgements, confirmations, and shipment details in addition to following up on open purchase orders
- Monitor and transfer necessary product needs among all 10 locations
- Participate in vendor negotiations on pricing, freight minimums, and other procurement-related items
- Reconcile inventory cycle counts and review count discrepancies
- Schedule delivery of products from vendors
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
