Senior Buyer-Print

Senior Buyer, Indirect Procurement – Print

Columbus, OH | Hybrid | 50%+ Onsite

Our client, a leading retailer in Columbus, OH, is seeking a Senior Buyer, Indirect Procurement – Print to support its procurement operations and print-related purchasing activities.

This is a hands-on procurement role with a strong emphasis on print, vendor coordination, physical sample management, stakeholder collaboration, purchasing operations, and supplier performance
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The ideal candidate will have experience working with print vendors and marketing/production-related materials and be comfortable coordinating between internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 2–3+ years of procurement, buying, project management, and/or accounts payable experience.
• Print procurement or print purchasing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience coordinating with vendors/suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Comfortable working with physical samples, specifications, revisions, and vendor feedback.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word
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• Experience with procurement, purchasing, or job-management systems preferred.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and take ownership of projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing activities across indirect procurement categories, with a strong focus on print and related materials
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• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to understand requirements, specifications, changes, and feedback.
• Manage physical samples
  , gather stakeholder feedback, and communicate revisions and requirements back to vendors.
• Coordinate with suppliers regarding pricing, specifications, quality, delivery, and service.
• Process requisitions and purchase orders for corporate and supply-chain purchases.
• Maintain purchasing catalogs, SKUs, specifications, and web-order information.
• Monitor order status and resolve procurement, supplier, and relationship issues.
• Perform invoice verification, including reviewing rates and miscellaneous charges.
• Support monthly reporting for indirect procurement categories.
• Monitor and evaluate supplier performance related to price, quality, and service
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• Provide responsive customer service to internal stakeholders and ensure procurement requirements are met.
• Maintain accurate procurement records and ensure purchasing activities are completed with strong attention to detail.