Core Buyer of Non Ferrous and Ferrous Materials

Job Description

Wheeler Ship is looking for an experienced Core Buyer to join our team in New Jersey! This person will drive the development and execution of a buying strategy that balances enterprise goals against responsible budgeting practices. The ideal candidate loves building strong vendor partnerships, maximizing budgets, and growing a high‑producing team. This person is responsible for building and maintaining supplier relations, evaluating target audiences to guide optimal acquisitions, and ensuring consistent inbound and outbound delivery of goods and services.

This person loves to be a part of a team but has no trouble working independently; appreciates process management and organization; and gets excited about a great haul!

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Free food & snacks
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Training & development
• Tuition assistance
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources

• Analyze business needs to facilitate targeted, strategic acquisitions
  • Seeks to source and procure non-ferrous and ferrous metals from automobile businesses and industrial establishments in accordance with the current market conditions
  • Purchase bulk inventory of finished goods to fill inventory gaps
  • Support purchasing team to ensure accurate and timely development of buying lists
  • Develops and enhances existing customer and business relationships to grow our scrap business
• Identify, enroll, develop, and grow purchasing relationships to ensure reliable, reproducible access to supply
  • Research and identify new local sources for automobile wheels within specific geographic targets
  • Collaborate with the Sales and Marketing teams to develop and execute new account acquisition outreach plan
  • Negotiate prices directly with suppliers, with profitability in mind
  • Assist in developing strategic plans for new business to generate new sources of revenue.
• Support sorting team and operations post-acquisition to ensure optimal workflow and correct inventory management
  • Manage transportation logistics related to core procurement
  • Designate cores for restoration versus cores for scrapping
  • Works with all levels of staff to support operations

• Implement internal core restoration processes to ensure finished goods that meet Wheeler Ship's quality and safety standards, with support from Recon Program Team
  • Identify, manage, and engage reconditioning partnerships and negotiate pricing
  • Organize and deliver manifests, prepare and execute purchase orders, ensure expedient and timely inbound delivery of finished goods
  • Manage transportation logistics related to reconditioning workflow
• Collaborate with Product Management Team to ensure returned finished goods are listed for sale with maximum efficiency

• Sell excess cores to appropriate buyers
  • Market good wheel cores that are not consumed by Wheeler Ship to other core wheel buyers in the reconditioning market
  • In partnership with Recycling Services Team, market cores that are ready for scrapping/recycling to scrap yards/recyclers
  • Negotiate prices directly with buyers, with profitability in mind
  • Create and maintain a customer database of current and new customers and other necessary sales data
  • Protects company data, assets and resources

• Support the development and growth of procurement department
  • Participate in the hiring and training of new procurement team members
  • inform procurement department operational policies and procedures
• Maintain departmental financials
  • Review and approve invoices from suppliers and vendors, support accounting team to reconcile
  • Collaborate with department heads and leadership team to develop working procurement budgets and manage against them
  • Monitor operational costs and track profitability, regularly reporting to leadership
• Manage relationships
  • Lead regular relationship management efforts for accounts
  • Attend trade shows, representing Wheeler Ship
  • Other duties as assigned by supervisor or designated manager to meet company needs

• Bachelors degree or equivalent
• Excellent written and verbal…