Procurement Specialist​/Buying vehicles at salvage yard

Description

Summary: Responsible for a variety of procurement and vendor-related duties to support the Procurement team.

• Work at store level to purchase incoming vehicles from vendors utilizing established check in procedures
• Ability to work alone and accomplish set goals as defined by management.
• Facilitate communication with vendors to purchase vehicles following inspections and following set guidelines for pricing.
• Ability to work with all types of customers and achieve set customer service levels.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

• Not responsible for supervising employees.

Education & Experience (Level of education AND years of experience are required):

• High School graduate or G.E.D. equivalent required.
• 1+ years of experience in buying automotive vehicles at salvage yards. NOT BUYING VEHICLES  THAT TYPE OF POSITION.

• College coursework preferred.
• Automotive background preferred.

• Great customer service skills are a must.
• Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Word & Excel.
• Frequent use of electronic mail, word processing, data entry, spreadsheets, graphics, etc. Ability to create, maintain, and incorporate functions into documents, spreadsheets, databases.
• Basic messages communicated orally. May write brief messages and keep simple records. May explain and offer guidance on routine procedures.
• Problems encountered are routine, somewhat repetitive, and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures.
• Decisions generally affect own job or assigned functional area.
• Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.

• Work is primarily outdoors in the elements
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.