Buyer Job in Lake Dallas 75065, Texas US
BUYER
Primary Role/Function
Business owner that works closely with business departments to ensure that the needs of both internal and external customers are met. Purchase all product and/or raw materials necessary for various clients events, maintaining strong supplier relationships and consistently balancing cost reduction with inventory control. Ensures delivery of product consistent with business requirements and terms. Prepares and maintains purchase orders for external and internal customers. Resolves fulfillment problems invoices discrepancies. Identify and contribute to department process improvements. Assist technology development in identification, testing, and implementation of enhancements. Writes and reports procurement activity.
Essential Functions:
• Ensure Product is provided according to schedules and that purchase of inventory is quick and accurate.
• Interact with marketing, production, engineering, distribution, manufacturing, and customer service to reschedule in case of design changes, material shortages, product issues, backlogs, and other potential schedule interruptions.
• Review daily and event inventory requirements, process purchase orders and track and analyze product through the entire product life cycle.
• Release job orders to production and monitor existing orders while ensuring inventory is accurate and controlled.
• Conduct inventory analysis to maintain the lowest level of inventory possible while servicing our customers at an excellent level.
• Interact with suppliers on order confirmations, receipts, missing invoices, restocking fees, past due orders, quality issues and returns.
• Follow-up and expedite orders to ensure on-time delivery.
• Acting as the buyer representative while establishing partnership with functional peers to ensure results.
Related Responsibilities and duties:
• Help negotiate best price, terms and other contractual issues with suppliers when necessary,
• Recommend improvements to existing activities, systems and processes.
Qualifications
• Minimum of 3-5 years planning related experience 3-5 years’ experience sourcing/purchasing/planning
• 4 year college Degree preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Advance knowledge in Word, Excel, Outlook, Goldmine
• Ability to learn new applications/software
• Ability to meet time-sensitive deadlines and work with ambiguous information
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Positive, energetic, detail oriented, and a disciplined attitude with strong work ethic
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a team environment
• Must be able to work well with individuals at all levels within the organization
• Self-motivated and able to adapt to change quickly
• Negotiation abilities and analytical skills a must