Purchasing

Foundation Building Materials•Grand Rapids, MI

2d•$30 - $35

About The Position

Foundation Building Materials (FBM) is seeking an enthusiastic Purchaser to join its team. The Purchaser supports procurement operations and helps maintain high service levels and customer satisfaction for both internal and external customers. The role works with vendors, Warehouse teams, and other stakeholders to ensure materials are ordered, delivered, and managed appropriately. FBM emphasizes operational excellence, integrity, teamwork, customer focus, and employee development.

Requirements

Valid driver's license.
High school graduate or GED.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including frequent light lifting, accessing upper-floor offices via stairs or ladders, demonstrating products, reading and writing, communicating verbally and by telephone, alternating between sitting and standing, occasional stooping or bending, and hearing backup alarms and customer horns.

Responsibilities

Coordinate timely ordering of materials to maintain service levels and meet inventory return goals.
Prepare, enter, and administer purchase orders, ensuring accurate material descriptions, cost coding, pricing, and documentation.
Follow purchasing policies, processes, and procedures.
Review purchase order claims and supplier contracts for compliance with company policies.
Track delinquent or delayed purchase order arrivals and communicate status to appropriate stakeholders.
Support the Purchasing Manager in identifying, evaluating, and maintaining vendor relationships for materials, supplies, equipment, and services.
Stay informed about vendor offerings, new products, and pricing trends.
Assist in resolving vendor-related issues, including product returns and discrepancies.
Help manage inventory through purchasing and quality control activities.
Collaborate with Warehouse teams to ensure products arrive in good condition and discrepancies are resolved promptly.
Monitor material availability and report potential shortages or delays.
Analyze current and anticipated market and delivery conditions to support purchasing decisions.
Stay up to date on industry trends, product innovations, and general market movement, and communicate relevant information to the team.
Support company values of safety, customer focus, teamwork, integrity, and being the Company of Choice for employees and customers.
Perform other duties as assigned.