Buyer; Cerritos, CA

Overview

The Buyer will execute a queue of Purchasing activity which may be oriented by category, market, region, vendor or customer. This critical position aligns, modifies, and performs the procurement process from demand through final disposition and is often the primary representative of Bunzl to suppliers.

• Be an integral member of Bunzl’s ONE TEAM.
• Treat all customer issues (internal and external) with Bunzl’s core values of responsive, reliable, transparent and with humility.
• Serve as a results-oriented contributor to the market and region, absorbing key communications and translating them into deliverables to capture competitive advantage on a vendor, item, and category level.
• Be a model team member for communicating effectively with peers and finding new solutions across replenishment purchasing, operations, and inventory control.
• Deliver the budgeted metrics and objectives of the assigned purchasing queue, ensuring that all actions are in sync with plan defined by local leadership. Metrics may include, but are not limited to:
• Buyer productivity – volume, value, turns, and overstock.
• Adherence to category management guidelines or demand plans that ensure preferred vendor relationships and products are core to every buying decision.
• Inventory balance granular to ordering characteristics and aged profile.
• Maintain vendor relationships including service level and On Time and In Full (OTIF).
• Identification and capture of opportunities for one-time PBIT improvements.
• Directly and routinely negotiate with all levels of supplier contacts including key challenges in price, availability, lead time, and freight.
• Be open to learning, coachable, and willing to volunteer to test new approaches.

• High School diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 2+ years of purchasing experience preferred.
• Comfortable working in office full time.
• Basic analytical skills with the ability to use Microsoft Excel to drive decisions and communicate key performance trends.
• Understand the basics of negotiations and can pursue a predefined result.
• Ability to respond to multiple needs and priorities through open, professional communication.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and/or basic ordering principles.
• Experience in one of the following: demand planning, purchasing, freight, or warehousing.
• Experience with e-mail such as Outlook and other Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, PowerPoint).

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage