Specialty Buyer

JF Petroleum Group • Dayton, OH

12h • $24 - $26 • Onsite

About The Position

The Specialty Buyer supports our construction, service and installation business. The Specialty Buyer makes sourcing decisions on staged construction and installation jobs and sales orders. They also work with the construction and service teams to make sure all product is onsite on the required date. They will also help with interdepartmental responsibilities as needed.

Requirements

• Highschool Diploma or GED required
• General knowledge of purchasing and inventory control systems.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Comprehensive understanding of MS Excel, MS Word and ERP systems.
• Impeccable attention to detail.
• Ability to work well with a team.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Must be able to meet company’s employment requirements, which includes passing a drug screen, criminal background check, and MVR, if driving for the company

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Focused on customer service with a passion for quality.

Responsibilities

• Uses economic analysis to determine best sourcing method: to procure direct from supplier, to coordinate purchasing through central purchasing, or to transfer material from existing inventory within the Jones & Frank/PSI supply chain.
• Prepares purchase orders for direct sourced items and routed to pre-planned staging locations in advance of construction or installation; negotiates cost of goods at the project/job level; and coordinates with vendors, project managers and engineers to determine the correct material to use for each job/project/application and additionally manages substitutions when appropriate.
• Ensures all materials are staged and fully prepared in accordance with the customer’s requested delivery date.
• Issues purchase orders to vendors, monitoring and expediting the orders as needed.
• Compare vendor acknowledgements to purchase orders to verify part numbers, quantities, prices and receipt date. Updates all information on purchase orders in ERP system as needed.
• Participates on multiple weekly ops calls and provides updates on inventory status.
• Provides assistance and support in problem resolution with the warehousing teams, carriers and vendors and ensures no issues negatively impact on-time delivery or order fill rate.
• Coordinates with Accounts Payable to ensure vendor invoices are accurate, processed on time and that the cost of materials is properly applied to each project/job.
• Manages urgent parts request from the construction teams and ensures parts are delivered as soon as possible.
• Work with Staging Warehouse personnel to ensure on-time and complete shipping of all material to support projects/jobs.
• Creates warehouse shipments and invoice inventory to customer once product is picked up or shipped from staging location.
• Conducts data and trend analysis.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Health benefits (eligible 1st of the month following 30 days) including Medical, Vision, Dental, Disability
• Life insurance-company provided
• Bonus program eligibility
• Paid training for field personnel
• Uniforms provided for field personnel

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED