Buyer 1

Gensco Inc • Fife, WA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Gensco currently has an amazing opportunity available to join our Purchasing Team at our Corporate Office in Tacoma, WA as a Buyer! If you are looking to grow your career with a highly successful, family-owned company that is a recognized industry leader, then Gensco may be the right fit for you!

Buyer 1 is responsible for performing a full range of purchasing and inventory responsibilities as well as attaining company customer service goals, Supplier relations goals, branch inventory and efficiency goals.

Requirements

• AA degree required
• Excellent knowledge of the products Gensco sells
• Understanding of Gensco operations, distribution and warehouse operations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Organizational and negotiating skills
• Ability to maintain accurate and detailed records
• Analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Proactive, self-motivated, able to recognize issues and resolve or escalate appropriately
• Strong people skills, recognizes when to use formal or informal style, not easily intimidated, accessible, ability to say “no” in a firm but polite manner to customers and vendors
• Strong decision-making abilities, understands impact and implications of decisions
• Strong time management skills, ability to prioritize and follow through
• Willing to think creatively and identify improvement and money saving opportunities
• Positive approach toward challenging situations
• Able to operate computer terminal, calculator, and other office machines
• Able to communicate with the public in person and on the phone
• Able to work sitting or standing and to move freely throughout the facility
• Able to lift and carry equipment, supplies and inventory on a frequent basis

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 3+ years related experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Act as primary company contact for assigned Suppliers
• Responsible for negotiating cost, terms, freight, and conditions of sale with assigned Suppliers
• Procure special costs, as needed, to meet competitive situations
• Analyze and resolve issues arising from warranty, obsolescence, slow moving inventory, packaging, delivery, Customer complaints, and any other problems that may arise in dealing with specific Suppliers
• Meet company goals of service level, inventory turns, direct ship percentages and Supplier negotiations
• Regularly review product lines to determine if replenishment is needed
• Identify overstock, slow mover, non-mover inventory and communicate to Sales/Marketing or local Branch for resolution
• Manage the inventory of seasonal items using historical data, input from Branch Ops and Sales, and Supplier tools to determine timely orders
• Communicate new product performance with Branches and key internal Stakeholders
• Initiate communication on any changes in products, orders, availability, Suppliers, pricing, and services for assigned product lines
• Routinely solicit and use feedback from the field and other departments regarding changes in Sales or Customer trends
• Use company marketing and broadcast email, as appropriate, to internally publish important information relating to product lines
• Provide external communication including soliciting and giving information to Suppliers on updates, people changes, competition, and market changes or issues
• Utilize written communication skills to communicate with internal and external Stakeholders
• Set up of new Suppliers
• Set up new items, updated costs and rebates, maintain the purchasing module including contacts, order points, lead times, and order quantities
• Update Branch files for new products, Branch correspondence, Supplier information, and catalogs
• Maintain consistent product descriptions within product lines

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage of medical, dental and vision available first of the month following date of hire
• Discretionary Profit Sharing
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• 6 Paid Holidays and up to 2 Paid Floating Holidays
• Paid Vacation (Full Time Team Member Accrual: First 12 Months - 40 hours, Year 1-5 - 80 hours)
• Tuition reimbursement for 2-year and 4-year degree programs
• Life Insurance, Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree