Senior Buyer - BCI Acrylic
Libertyville, IL 60048
About the Job
Summary
Under the direction of the Director of Procurement the Senior Buyer is responsible for the day to day purchasing of materials, equipment and supplies taking into account cost, quality and timeliness.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.
Education and/or Experience
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee works in a warehouse environment and is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, work in high places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is loud.
The above statement reflect the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the occupation describes and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work that may be inherent in the occupation.
BCI Acrylic Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Under the direction of the Director of Procurement the Senior Buyer is responsible for the day to day purchasing of materials, equipment and supplies taking into account cost, quality and timeliness.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.
- Manage and continuously review the Purchase Order System to insure it is accurate and up to date.
- Purchase materials in line with company needs
- Timely and effective communication of forecasts and purchase orders to vendors
- Check and authorize invoices when required
- Assist with Semi Annual inventories
- Expedite Purchase Orders when necessary
- Communicate with Customer Care and shipping regarding delivery dates of possible back orders
- Keep Back Orders to an absolute minimum
- Continuously review vendors and pricing to remain competitive
- Seek and evaluate possible new vendors
- Cycle counting as needed to assure accurate inventory
- Manage vendor relationships
- Attend and actively participate in scheduled meetings
- Complete and maintain all required paperwork, records, documents etc.
Education and/or Experience
- Requires a Bachelor’s degree and 2 – 3 years of related experience; or an associate degree and 5 years of progressively responsible related experience or a combination of both.
- High level of computer literacy, to include Word, Excel and Outlook
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Ability to work with others
- Ability to complete purchase orders, schedules and assigned reports.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee works in a warehouse environment and is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, work in high places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is loud.
The above statement reflect the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the occupation describes and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work that may be inherent in the occupation.
BCI Acrylic Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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