Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

The Buyer supports the purchasing function by accurately processing purchase requisitions, obtaining competitive vendor quotes, and maintaining up-to-date cost information in the purchasing system. This role collaborates closely with accounting and shipping teams to resolve invoice and shipping discrepancies, ensures purchasing data integrity, and prepares regular reports that support cost control and inventory management.

• Update, verify, modify, and complete purchase requisitions and buy reports by comparing requested items to actual demand, minimum requirements, and usage trends.
• Review purchasing requests to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with established purchasing and inventory guidelines.
• Obtain quotes from vendors and suppliers, ensuring competitive pricing and compliance with purchasing standards.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies with vendors, including pricing, quantity, and billing issues, in coordination with accounting.
• Resolve shipping discrepancy issues with vendors, including missing, damaged, or incorrect items, in collaboration with the shipping department.
• Work closely with accounting and shipping departments to investigate and resolve purchase order, invoice, and delivery issues in a timely manner.
• Complete weekly and daily assigned purchasing reports, such as Cost Change, Unacknowledged, Open Purchase Orders, and Stock Analysis.
• Help maintain accurate system costs and pricing information in the P21 system.
• Perform accurate data entry for purchase orders and related purchasing documents.
• Apply basic math and reading skills to verify quantities, prices, and terms on purchase orders and invoices.
• Communicate clearly and professionally in written and verbal form with internal teams and external vendors.
• Use Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word to manage purchasing data, communicate with stakeholders, and prepare reports.
• Support continuous improvement by learning new processes and systems and applying them to purchasing activities.
• Contribute to a team-oriented environment by demonstrating productivity, accuracy, and professionalism in daily work.

• Strong attention to detail with accurate data entry skills.
• Ability to perform basic math and reading to validate quantities, prices, and purchasing information.
• Proficient use of proper English grammar in both written and verbal communication.
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word in daily work.
• Intermediate-level experience with Microsoft Excel, including working with spreadsheets and basic data analysis.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with accounting, shipping, and other internal departments.
• Capability to resolve invoice and shipping discrepancies with vendors in a professional and timely manner.

• Preferred 6+ months of purchasing experience.
• Experience in a distribution or manufacturing environment is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated teamwork, productivity, accuracy, and professionalism in prior roles.
• Ability and desire to quickly learn new processes and systems, including purchasing and inventory platforms such as P21.
• Experience preparing and maintaining purchasing-related reports, such as cost change and stock analysis.

The Buyer works in an office-based environment that relies heavily on computer systems and standard business software, including Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word, as well as the P21 purchasing and inventory management system. The role involves regular collaboration with accounting and shipping teams and frequent communication with external vendors. Work typically follows standard business hours, with daily and weekly reporting deadlines that require consistent organization and attention…