Buyer - Nesco Resource
El Cajon, CA
About the Job
Schedule:
1st Shift-Starting 7am or 8 am in site mandatory
Qualifications:
Previous experience in purchasing area manufacturing environment and Excel skills required. Computer and excel but Macola required.
Typical Duties:
- Responsible for the purchasing of materials, components, parts, supplies, equipment, and services following established policies and procedures to meet requirements and maintain appropriate inventory levels.
- Identifies, evaluates, approves and qualifies vendors whose reliability and goods meet the standards and specifications, obtains quotations, examines bids and makes awards.
- Negotiates contract terms for major purchases within established limits of authority, ensuring that supply, quality, and cost expectations are met and adhere to quality and delivery standards.
- Analyze and evaluate external price trends and commodity costs, new product offerings and overall purchasing trends, to reduce costs by securing discounts for bulk purchases (volume planning), and recommends cost-saving proposals including make vs. buy and alternative sourcing.
- Works with product management, development, manufacturing, and engineering teams to ensure appropriate inventory levels are maintained to meet production demand and interfaces with multiple internal
departments to resolve discrepancies related to invoicing, shipments, etc.
Job Examples
- Develops specifications for new contract orders and assists new vendor setup in procurement or purchasing systems, and ensures that systems are appropriately maintained and updated.
- Maintains records of purchases or payments, including reports tracking contract expiration dates or spending for assigned categories, records of invoices, purchase orders/requisitions and other related documentation, and may track shipments or verify quantities received against purchase orders/invoices and track back-orders.
- Maintain resources for assigned commodity items, including expediting orders and contacting vendors to schedule delivery dates; requiring initiative regarding pricing revisions, order cancellations, discontinued items, acceptable substitutes, delivery date revisions and invoice discrepancies.
- Ensures thorough and complete purchase and inventory records to provide accurate accounting of all purchased goods and services and processes all disputed purchases of goods and services for theprotection of company and with fairness to the supplier.
Knowledge Level:
- Applies knowledge of a specific discipline to resolve problems of moderate scope requiring analysis/evaluation of a variety of factors.
- Developing in professional expertise and concepts.
- Applies company policies and practices to resolve semi- routine issues.
Key Competencies/ Knowledge Application:
- Exercises discretion and independent judgment within defined policies and procedures and applies skills and knowledge of theories and principles to understand specific needs or requirements and determine appropriate course of action.
Job Scope/Complexity:
- Develops solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.
- Identifies and corrects issues that are not immediately evident in existing systems or processes by analyzing information and generating ideas.
- Delivers results according to specific targets in direct support of department objectives.
Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
1st Shift-Starting 7am or 8 am in site mandatory
Qualifications:
Previous experience in purchasing area manufacturing environment and Excel skills required. Computer and excel but Macola required.
Typical Duties:
- Responsible for the purchasing of materials, components, parts, supplies, equipment, and services following established policies and procedures to meet requirements and maintain appropriate inventory levels.
- Identifies, evaluates, approves and qualifies vendors whose reliability and goods meet the standards and specifications, obtains quotations, examines bids and makes awards.
- Negotiates contract terms for major purchases within established limits of authority, ensuring that supply, quality, and cost expectations are met and adhere to quality and delivery standards.
- Analyze and evaluate external price trends and commodity costs, new product offerings and overall purchasing trends, to reduce costs by securing discounts for bulk purchases (volume planning), and recommends cost-saving proposals including make vs. buy and alternative sourcing.
- Works with product management, development, manufacturing, and engineering teams to ensure appropriate inventory levels are maintained to meet production demand and interfaces with multiple internal
departments to resolve discrepancies related to invoicing, shipments, etc.
Job Examples
- Develops specifications for new contract orders and assists new vendor setup in procurement or purchasing systems, and ensures that systems are appropriately maintained and updated.
- Maintains records of purchases or payments, including reports tracking contract expiration dates or spending for assigned categories, records of invoices, purchase orders/requisitions and other related documentation, and may track shipments or verify quantities received against purchase orders/invoices and track back-orders.
- Maintain resources for assigned commodity items, including expediting orders and contacting vendors to schedule delivery dates; requiring initiative regarding pricing revisions, order cancellations, discontinued items, acceptable substitutes, delivery date revisions and invoice discrepancies.
- Ensures thorough and complete purchase and inventory records to provide accurate accounting of all purchased goods and services and processes all disputed purchases of goods and services for theprotection of company and with fairness to the supplier.
Knowledge Level:
- Applies knowledge of a specific discipline to resolve problems of moderate scope requiring analysis/evaluation of a variety of factors.
- Developing in professional expertise and concepts.
- Applies company policies and practices to resolve semi- routine issues.
Key Competencies/ Knowledge Application:
- Exercises discretion and independent judgment within defined policies and procedures and applies skills and knowledge of theories and principles to understand specific needs or requirements and determine appropriate course of action.
Job Scope/Complexity:
- Develops solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.
- Identifies and corrects issues that are not immediately evident in existing systems or processes by analyzing information and generating ideas.
- Delivers results according to specific targets in direct support of department objectives.
Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Source : Nesco Resource