Buyer II

Job Title:

Buyer II

Under general supervision, the Buyer II purchases goods, services, equipment, and supplies critical to the success of all PRIDE Industries' businesses. Employees in this job classification possess the business acumen to negotiate effectively and maintain profitable relationships. This job requires knowledge of materials purchased, purchasing best practices, and procedures.

Typical Duties:

• Processes purchase orders for parts, components, goods, services, equipment, and supplies in support of customer requirements.
• Partners with internal and external customer teams, and freight forwarders to ensure accurate recording of procured products in financial systems.
• Actively communicates and corresponds with internal and external customers regarding order confirmation, problems, issues, and notices.
• Works closely with Accounting and Receiving Departments to resolve issues and ensures accuracy and timeliness of the Procure-to-Pay process.
• Collaborates with PRIDE business planners to ensure vendor part pipeline alignment to demand.
• Develops and provides management with meaningful metrics for procurement team and supplier performance.
• Actively participates and may present data in department and customer meetings.
• Collaborates with appropriate internal and external customers to ensure all procurement supporting lifecycle event activities are complete.
• Creates and maintains Strategic Supplier balance scorecards and provides performance narrative.
• Engages in procurement projects and training.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Three years of experience in inventory, purchasing and/or accounts payable/receivable.
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment, optimizing high-quality and most cost-effective procurement sourcing decisions.
• Experience working in a Service Support Supply Chain environment.
• Familiarity with Lifecycle planning events (NPI, part roll, discontinuance, and end of life support).
• Experience participating and leading projects aimed at providing balance results.
• Progress toward APIC preferred.
• Familiarity with purchasing, and procurement processes and practices, and the manufacturing environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Human relation skills to build effective relationships with team and internal customers.
• Intermediate to advanced computer literacy including knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software.
• Knowledge of business English including vocabulary, spelling, and correct grammatical usage and punctuation.
• Mathematical skills to include the ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to establish priorities and solve a wide range of business problems.
• Demonstrated customer service, common sense, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Flexibility to respond to changing work priorities and handle numerous projects at the same time.

Education Requirements:

• Associates
• High School Diploma or GED

Certificates or Licenses Required:

Not Applicable

Physical Requirements:

• Viewing computer screen/monitor
• Utilizing keyboard
• Answering phone/making calls

Work Environment:

Work is performed in a normal office environment with limited privacy and some exposure to background noise.

Disclaimer:

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job. Employees are expected to follow their supervisor's instructions and to perform the tasks requested by their supervisors.

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