Buyer, Direct Materials
ASR Group
- West Palm Beach, FL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for processing a high volume of requisitions from multiple sites under assigned categories
- Prepares and coordinates agreements for assigned commodities and/or services
- Utilizes the company ERP system to run complex reports and perform analytics
- Releases orders in a timely fashion while closely adhering to established company guidelines
- Independently negotiates contracts, price, and supplier agreements
- Evaluates, qualifies, and selects suppliers based on quality, service, cost and capability
- Ensures all agreements, purchases, and initiatives comply with established department policies and procedures
- Stays abreast of current marketplace trends in price, suppliers, and/or other conditions affecting business in assigned categories
- Maintains confidentiality of proprietary business information at all times
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Manage and negotiate annual pricing agreements and contractual needs, specifications, payment terms, product delivery.
- Participate in leverage cost and technology advances and supplier responsiveness.
- Utilizes the company ERP system to run complex reports and perform analytics
- Ability to successfully negotiate price, terms, delivery, and volume levels with suppliers
- Contributing to the development and presentation of market-competitive category management strategies covering the assigned sub-categories and commodity groups.
- Contribute to the Procurement team's performance against departmental and internal customer KPIs and SLAs.
- Efficient execution of all purchasing standard operating procedures to secure materials and services to meet the needs of the business.
- Building and maintaining collaborative relationships between the Procurement team and its internal customers, that provide for appropriate levels of service and support being maintained and for priorities being addressed.
- Development of subject-matter expertise for the assigned commodities and sub-categories, employing analysis of supply markets & trends data.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with internal and external members of the Supply Chain as well as present information in a clear and concise manner to all audience levels up to C-suite
- Completes special projects as assigned
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university plus 2-5 years of applicable Purchasing experience
- Degree major in Supply Chain, Business, or related field is preferred but not required
- At least 2 years of experience utilizing an ERP system (Buying, Researching, Reporting, etc.
- None
- Strong analytical and numeracy skills, combined with advanced Excel and IT skills.
- SAP experience strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of Purchasing practices and legislation, especially within the Food & Beverage industry
- Strong negotiation & influencing skills
- Commercially astute
- Results driven, combined with positive attitude, high level of energy, passion and enthusiasm.
- High level of emotional intelligence and strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to:
- Understand internal demands as they relate to the purchases of goods and services for the business
- communicate in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing
- analyze complex information and perform root cause analysis
- Recognize areas for Continuous Improvement strategies; recommend and implement CI strategies as assigned
- Provide excellent customer service to both internal and external customers and foster strong, open lines of communication across all levels of the organization
- Maintain confidentiality of proprietary business information at all times
- Effectively manage time, including the ability to prioritize, work within assigned deadlines, and work independently or collaboratively to accomplish organizational objectives
- Manage multiple tasks and projects while maintaining quality & accuracy standards
- Utilize Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, Power point, and Outlook on an Advanced Level
- Analytical Thinking (Advanced)
- Continuous Improvement (Intermediate)
- Enterprise Resources Planning (Intermediate)
- Supplier Negotiations (Intermediate)
- Supplier Relationship Management (Intermediate)
- Contracts (Intermediate)
- Supply Chain Management (Intermediate)
- Business and Financial Acumen (Intermediate)
- Analysis and Reporting (Intermediate)
- Travel up to 20% of the time; travel will be assigned based on the current needs of the business.
- West Palm Beach, FL