Buyer - Integrated Supply

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Why join our team? At Vallen we embrace what makes us unique. We thrive on the diversity of our associates and the different ways each of us contributes to our success. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive company that values the growth of our associates. When you join Vallen, you become part of our winning team and help create value for our customers, supply partners, and associates.

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick days)
• 401K with discretionary company match – (U.S. positions only)
• Employer‑paid Basic Life for employee, spouse, and dependents
• Employer‑paid Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Vitality Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Resource Groups for networking and team building
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Safety Shoe and Safety Glasses reimbursement
• Employee Discounts through Benefit Hub
• Advancement Opportunity

Join our exciting and dedicated team at Vallen as an on‑site Buyer. In this position you will work at a customer location and be responsible for purchasing products, goods, and materials (stock or non‑stock) that meet the organization’s standards for price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply.

• Perform procurement activities to ensure the customer’s current and anticipated demand for products and materials is met in alignment with Vallen’s purchasing strategies.
  • Review and approve assigned inventory forecasts produced by Vallen’s inventory management or other ERP application.
  • Review and approve daily replenishment recommendations produced by Vallen’s inventory management or other ERP application.
  • Assess existing orders to determine action for expediting or de‑expediting for optimal delivery.
  • Place purchase requisitions and vendor purchase orders.
• Research, assess, and make recommendations for vendors and/or specific items to ensure they comply with specifications and meet the customer’s quality, pricing, and delivery standards.
• Monitor the quality and timeliness of products and materials supplied; coordinate the return of damaged goods and/or replacement items as needed.
• Negotiate and coordinate vendor returns for aging, expired, or excess inventory and manage other liquidation activities as required.
• Follow up on the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery and communicate status to customers.
• Communicate with vendors to resolve problems with timeliness and product quality.
• Maintain and cultivate relationships with suppliers, vendors, and assigned customers.
• Research and resolve account payables nonconformance with suppliers.
• Identify opportunities for and document customer cost savings.
• Produce customer KPI measurement data.
• Follow all Vallen and customer Standard Operating Procedures.
• Adhere to LEAN operating practices; ensure worksite is professional, clean, and neat at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Business, Finance) preferred.
• 1+ years of experience in procurement preferred.
• CPM certification preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Computer skills and aptitude to learn various ERP and Inventory Management applications.
• Mathematical aptitude for basic calculations.
• Self‑starter with the ability to work independently.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency with MS‑Office products.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Long periods of working on a computer and performing repetitive key‑boarding activities.
• Work may be in a manufacturing environment with exposure to dirt, smoke, heat, and cold.
• Safety protection may be required while in the customer’s facility per their safety protocols.
• Overtime hours may be required with little advance notice.
• Regularly required to talk and hear; frequently required to sit, occasionally stand and walk, and may occasionally lift or move up to 25 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to distinguish color.

$25.10 – $27.88 per hour

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